NYC Crane Inspector Charged in Bribery Scheme
Former Inspector Allegedly Took Payments in Exchange for Falsifying Inspection Paperwork
New York City Crane Collapse Incidents
There have been two fatal crane collapses in Manhattan this year, but investigators say that there is no evidence to date that Delayo's activity had anything to do with those accidents. Another Buildings Department inspector was arrested earlier this year for falsifying paperwork regarding a site where a crane later collapsed and killed seven people.
After that arrest, Delayo was promoted from Assistant Chief Inspector to acting chief inspector. He is a 26 year veteran of the buildings department where he earned just over $74,000 a year. Delayo is alleged to have signed off on the inspections of the smaller mobile cranes, not the large tower cranes involved in the deadly collapses. Though the smaller cranes can still extend up to 10 stories high.
All three men entered not guilty pleas at an arraignment this afternoon in Manhattan. Delayo faces up to 32 years in prison.
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