"An indictment, unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Brooklyn, charges Roberto Samedy, BHRAGS' executive director, and Jean Ronald Tirelus, its former board chair, with embezzling more than $1.3 million from the nonprofit and steering business to companies controlled by co-defendants Edouardo St. Fort and Miguel Jorge in exchange for bribes and kickbacks."
"The Department of Social Services has not said whether it intends to let the contract proceed in light of the charges against the organization's former leadership."
"Though most of the new contract's details have not been made public, a notice from late last year inviting public comment on the contract raises additional questions: The Brooklyn address listed for BHRAGS actually leads to a storefront for Fort NYC Security, owned by St. Fort."
BHRAGS Home Care Corp, awarded a $94 million city contract for homeless shelter services, faces federal bribery and embezzlement charges against its leaders. The Department of Social Services has not confirmed whether the contract will proceed. The indictment alleges that executive director Roberto Samedy and former board chair Jean Ronald Tirelus embezzled over $1.3 million and engaged in bribery for business contracts. Concerns arise as the listed address for BHRAGS leads to a security company owned by a co-defendant, raising questions about the legitimacy of the contract.
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