Brianna Hassett, an office assistant at the Suffolk County licensing bureau, has been charged with accepting $1,300 in bribes to falsify a home-improvement license and insurance application. Prosecutors allege that she conspired with Esteban Bermudez, providing him with answers to a required exam in exchange for $800 and later taking $500 to falsify insurance information. Hassett's actions have been termed a significant breach of public trust, with potential consequences including seven years in prison if convicted on the top charge. Both individuals were arrested following the allegations.
"The allegations in this case represent a shocking violation of the public trust, as this defendant is accused of placing her own greed ahead of her duty as a public servant."
"Thousands of county employees work hard every day to serve the public with the highest of integrity. When someone is found to have violated the trust of..."
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