In a significant development in San Francisco's ongoing corruption probe, former Fremont city manager Mark Danaj and San Francisco restaurateur Nick Bovis have pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Alameda County prosecutors found Danaj guilty of using his city credit card for personal expenses, while Bovis, the owner of Lefty O’Doul’s restaurant, was sentenced to nine months in prison for funneling bribes through his children's charity to facilitate holiday parties for Mohammed Nuru, the former head of the Department of Public Works (DPW). During sentencing, the judge remarked to Bovis, "You are the face of private corruption in San Francisco for this scandal." This case is part of a larger investigation into bribery for city business, which has seen several city and business officials imprisoned. The scandal, which first came to light in January 2020 following a 2019 investigation into Nuru by the Marina Times, has implicated various individuals, including a former building inspections worker who also pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and Bovis's attempt to bribe an airport commissioner.
A former building inspections worker pleads guilty to accepting bribes, marking the latest action in a sprawling anti-corruption investigation into S.F. city government that started with the arrest of former Public Works chief Mohammed Nuru four years ago. https://t.co/MEalMFAB9Z
Federal authorities say Lefty O’Doul’s restaurant owner funneled bribes to public works chief Mohammed Nuru through his nonprofit, and also tried to bribe an airport commissioner. https://t.co/QpUSes3tWx
Nick Bovis was among the early arrests in the City Hall scandal surrounding ex-Public Works head Mohammed Nuru. On Thursday, a federal judge handed down his sentence. https://t.co/5xEwV5ddc4
“Bovis was arrested by the FBI alongside former DPW head Mohammed Nuru in January 2020, when a widespread City Hall corruption scandal first came to light … after a 2019 investigation into Nuru by the Marina Times.” Fixed it for you @mdbarba 🙄 https://t.co/9SXioYYkWJ
Former Fremont city manager Mark Danaj pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud after Alameda County prosecutors said he used his city credit card to pay for personal expenses 👀 https://t.co/jKrEOeTmN8
Nick Bovis, the restaurateur who funneled bribes from Recology through his kids charity so Mohammed Nuru could throw holiday parties, gets 9 months in prison. “You are the face of private corruption in San Francisco for this scandal," judge tells him. https://t.co/zn63rmzqbS
A federal judge sentenced San Francisco restaurateur Nick Bovis to nine months in prison on fraud charges Thursday as part of an ongoing corruption probe into bribery for city business that has landed a handful of city and business officials behind bars. https://t.co/fWj7FkaQyt
Former Fremont city manager who left to seek chef training pleads guilty in fraud case https://t.co/7NmfIO1hCE