fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days agoAntioch council approves housing projects by developer involved in alleged corruption scheme
Both multifamily residential projects were proposed by DeNova Home Inc., which has come under public scrutiny after federal prosecutors charged its former owner and vice president with corruption in April. The father-and-son duo allegedly offered cash in a coffee thermos to an unidentified Antioch councilmember in an attempt to secure a vote in favor of a different housing development known as the Aviano project. The councilmember reported the matter to the FBI.
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