Former DOB supervisor indicted on bribery, conspiracy charges
April 1, 2026
The Real Deal
A former supervisor for the Department of Buildings and a trio of developers are facing charges over an alleged bribery scheme. Jake Udeh is accused accepting bribes to fast-track construction approvals, according to an indictment by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office. Udeh allegedly scored more than 75,000 in bribes, spread across hundreds of jobs.
He faces up to 15 years in prison on the bribery charge alone. Udeh is accused of accepting hundreds of bribes between June 2021 and March 2025, when he resigned from the agency. Prosecutors say most of those bribes came from Jih Yeuan Hwang, a []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
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