{"id":12712,"date":"2026-06-05T22:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12712"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T22:02:48","slug":"zohran-mamdani-gives-nyc-nonprofit-bhrags-200m-in-contracts-amid-indictment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12712","title":{"rendered":"Zohran Mamdani gives NYC nonprofit BHRAGS $200M in contracts amid indictment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Mamdani administration gave a troubled Brooklyn nonprofit $200 million in city contracts \u2014 two months after its leaders were indicted on bribery and corruption charges, The Post confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Homeless shelter operator BHRAGS Home Care will collect on at least two new contracts \u2014 one for $136 million covering shelter facilities for homeless adults and another for $50 million encompassing social services in hotels, city records show.<\/p>\n<p>But the nonprofit will have to work with the city under an independent monitor, according to Gothamist, which first reported Friday on the cushy contracts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>BHRAGS Home Care will reap $200 million in city contracts, even after a federal indictment against its leaders, according to a new report. <span class=\"credit\">Stefano Giovannini for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BHRAGS executive director Roberto Samedy and its former board chairman, Jean Ronald Tirelus, are accused of raking in $1.3 million by siphoning money from the nonprofit and taking kickbacks.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment against the duo, along with two codefendants, was unveiled in March amid a swirl of suspicion around several prominent city Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>BHRAG had received more than $450,000 in discretionary funds from City Councilwoman Farah Louis (D-Brooklyn). <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The feds had raided the home of Louis and her sister Debbie Louis, an aide to Gov. 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Neither sister were arrested or charged with wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p>Samedy and Tirelus both pleaded not guilty the charges.<\/p>\n<p>Officials in Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s administration defended sticking with BHRAGS, despite the looming federal criminal case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>BHRAGS executive director Roberto Samedy pleaded not guilty to the charges. <span class=\"credit\">Steven Hirsch for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The nonprofit\u2019s former board chairman Jean Ronald Tirelus likewise pleaded not guilty. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBy appointing a monitor selected and managed by the [Department of Investigation], the city is better positioned to hold new leadership accountable and properly rehabilitate the organization,\u201d Neha Sharma, spokesperson for the Department of Social Services, told Gothamist.<\/p>\n<p>DSS didn\u2019t return The Post\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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