Taxi dispatchers charged with taking bribes from cabbies at JFK Airport
A group of taxi dispatchers at JFK Airport allegedly took more than $12,000 in bribes from cab drivers over the last two years in exchange for allowing them to cut to the front of long lines to pick up passengers, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Monday.
Four of the dispatchers were charged with accepting bribes that totaled to more than $1,000 since 2022, and face up to four years in prison if they’re convicted, according to Katz’s office. The DA said the five other people charged in the scheme took less than $1,000 in bribes and face up to a year in prison if they’re convicted. A judge has also issued an arrest warrant for a tenth person who is still being sought for taking bribes, according to the DA.
Katz said all the people charged were working for a third party contractor and not the Port Authority, which runs the airport. Attorneys for the defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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