NEW YORK—New York City's former chief crane inspector has admitted taking more than $10,000 in payoffs to fake inspection and crane operator licensing exam results.
James Delayo pleaded guilty Tuesday to receiving bribes. His plea deal calls for a sentence of two to six years in prison.
Delayo was arrested when officials scrutinized the city's oversight of cranes after two of the rigs collapsed and killed people in 2008. But the charges against him weren't tied to the collapses.
He admitted taking bribes for years to file phony paperwork indicating a Long Island crane company had passed inspections that hadn't been done and saying an employee had passed a licensing exam the worker hadn't taken.
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