Parks dep’t manager sentenced for bribery
New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman yesterday announced the conviction and sentencing of Joseph Sdao, a former project manager for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, for pocketing $30,000 in bribes to rig Bronx playground contracts.
Sdao, 69, of Westbury, was sentenced to 12 weekends in jail and five years probation, and ordered to pay forfeiture of $30,000. The Attorney General’s investigation was conducted jointly with the New York City Department of Investigation.
Last month, Sdao admitted that he received bribes from a construction vendor. Sdao told the court that, in his official capacity as a project manager for the Parks Department, he agreed to provide a particular vendor with a copy of an engineer’s estimate prior to the competitively bid submission date.