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ConEd Execs Accused Of Taking $1M in Kickbacks

10 supervisors, contractor arrested Wednesday

Updated 5:49 PM EST, Wed, Jan 14, 2009

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Ten supervisors and a retired worker at Consolidated Edison are accused of soliciting and accepting more than $1 million in kickbacks from a contractor.

Authorities said the contractor worked at projects in New York City and Westchester County since 2004.

They included the cleanup following a July 2007 steam pipe explosion in Manhattan that killed one person and seriously injured two others.

Con Edison spokesman Chris Olert said Wednesday, "We're fully cooperating with the authorities."

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The defendants were arrested Wednesday and are awaiting arraignment in federal court in Brooklyn.

U.S. Attorney Benton Campbell is scheduled to hold a news conference later Wednesday to discuss the details.

Copyright Associated Press
First Published: Jan 14, 2009 10:20 AM EST

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