D.C. Inspectors Charged With Soliciting And Accepting Bribes

Two former D.C. inspectors have been charged with soliciting and receiving $20,000 in bribes last year in exchange for not reporting environmental violations at a Southwest Washington apartment complex that was being renovated.

Joe Parrish, 52, and Gregory Scott, 60, who worked for the D.C. Department of the Environment, were charged in a criminal information, a type of document that can only be filed with their consent and that generally signals a plea deal is near. The two have been free since their arrest in an FBI sting operation in August.

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