Permit Expeditor Accused of Bribing DC Staffers with 'Lunch Money'

A "permit expeditor" has been accused of bribing officials with the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs to fast-track permit applications, Washington City Paper reports. In a criminal complaint filed on Friday, Macoumba N'Diaye was charged with paying between $20 and $500 to multiple different DCRA officials—payments he called "lunch money"—to help get permits through the system faster, according to the paper. From August 2010 to May 2013, investigators say N'Diaye regularly paid off three DCRA officials on behalf of permit applicants to expedite the "tedious and time-consuming" process, according to the complaint. The DCRA staffers who took money weren't identified, and department spokesman Matt Orlins declined to tell the WCP whether they still work for the city. [WCP]

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Related Topics: DCRA
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Washington, D.C. Newsletters
Related Stories

'We're At A Juncture': Downtown Boston Retail Finds Its Post-Pandemic Footing

Lone Star Seeks 58% Uplift In Under 3 Years With £175M UK Mall Sale

Loudoun County Moves To Pause Data Center Applications For 12 Months

Why Top-Secret Facilities Are Permeating Greater D.C.'s Office Market

Furniture Outlet The Dump Is Getting Dumped In Atlanta

Simon Approaching End Of The Road With Struggling Suburban Boston Mall

Chipotle Adding Hundreds Of New Locations Worldwide

Stockdale Capital Partners, Hamilton Lane Acquire Chino Hills Shopping Center For $157M

Bucks County Mall Closing As Owners Prepare Redevelopment Plans

Northern Virginia Office Tower Sells For Double Its 2024 Price

Design Plans Revealed For RFK Stadium Parking Garages, Headed To Review

Security Tech Firm Plans Loudoun HQ Move: The D.C. Deal Sheet