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NYC Crane Inspector Booked for Corruption

Posted Jun 6, 08 8:17 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  US 

(Newser) – New York cops collared the city’s chief crane inspector on corruption charges today, but officials see no link to last week's fatal crane collapse. James Delayo, a 26-year Buildings Department veteran, is accused of taking money to issue fake crane appraisals and supplying cheat sheets for a city exam, the New York Daily News reports.

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The scene of the recent crane collapse.   (AP Photo)
James Delayo, an assistant chief inspector with the Department of Buildings' cranes and derricks division, who has been arrested on felony corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes.   (AP Photo/NYC Department of Investigations)
The scene of a crane collapse on New York's Upper East Side.   (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
Crews works to remove the damaged crane.   (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
The building damaged by the crane's collapse.   (AP Photo)
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