NYC Crane Inspector Booked for Corruption

Not tied to recent collapse, city says
By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 6, 2008 8:17 PM CDT
NYC Crane Inspector Booked for Corruption
The scene of the recent crane collapse.   (AP Photo)

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. (More construction stories.)

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