Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2001

Year Resolved

2002

Lead State

NY

Participating States

Defendant(s)

Anthony Franze

Offenses

Bid-rigging, bribery

Sentence Imposed

Guilty plea, probation, criminal penalties of $30,000

Case Description

Felony complaint filed on Dec. 11, 2001 alleged that 11 school custodians took bribes to circumvent city competitive bid requirements and gave contract for window cleaning services to cleaning services that paid illegal kickbacks. Litigation documents available at the Litigation Documents, Indictments portion of the State Enforcement Committee Website, http://www.abanet.org/antitrust/committees/state-antitrust/franze.pdf