The Mamdani administration gave a troubled Brooklyn nonprofit $200 million in city contracts — two months after its leaders were indicted on bribery and corruption charges, The Post confirmed…
Homeless shelter operator BHRAGS Home Care will collect on at least two new contracts — one for $136 million covering shelter facilities for homeless adults and another for $50 million encompassing social services in hotels, city records show.
But the nonprofit will have to work with the city under an independent monitor, according to Gothamist, whichBHRAGS executive director Roberto Samedy and its former board chairman, Jean Ronald Tirelus, are accused of raking in $1.3 million by siphoning money from the nonprofit and taking kickbacks. BHRAGS Home Care will reap $200 million in city contracts, even after a federal indictment against its leaders, according to a new report. BHRAGS executive director Roberto Samedy pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The nonprofit’s former board chairman Jean Ronald Tirelus likewise pleaded not guilty. The indictment against the duo, along with two codefendants, was unveiled in March amid a swirl of suspicion aroundBHRAG had received more than $450,000 in discretionary funds from City Councilwoman Farah Louis . The feds had raided the home of Louis and her sister Debbie Louis, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, in February.
Neither sister were arrested or charged with wrongdoing. Officials in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration defended sticking with BHRAGS, despite the looming federal criminal case.
“By appointing a monitor selected and managed by the , the city is better positioned to hold new leadership accountable and properly rehabilitate the organization,” Neha Sharma, spokesperson for the Department of Social Services, told Gothamist. BHRAGS Home Care will reap $200 million in city contracts, even after a federal indictment against its leaders, according to a new report. BHRAGS executive director Roberto Samedy pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The nonprofit's former board chairman Jean Ronald Tirelus likewise pleaded not guilty.
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