Crime & Justice

Census Branch Chief Collected Kickbacks for Securing Pal a Job, Feds Say

‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!’

Joy Saif Choudhury allegedly collected $1,500 a month for nearly a year—and followed through on a threat to get the man fired for trying to pay less, prosecutors say.

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A U.S. Census branch chief got a job for a friend at a company doing business with the federal government, then demanded he fork over half his earnings as tribute and got him fired when the man tried to negotiate a lower kickback, prosecutors allege.

In November 2018, an unemployed acquaintance...

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