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The BHRAGS shelter audit
Comptroller Mark Levine opened a full audit of $243 million in no-bid migrant shelter contracts the city paid nonprofit BHRAGS Home Care, whose former president and executive director were indicted in March on embezzlement and bribery charges. Predecessor Comptroller Brad Lander never audited the group despite bribery allegations surfacing in December 2023. The fight is over whether city oversight of shelter contracting changes before, not after, the next scandal.
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Jul 16, 2026 Latest
Comptroller Mark Levine launched a comprehensive audit of $243 million in expired no-bid shelter contracts awarded to BHRAGS Home Care between October 2022 and February 2024, after former president Ronald Tirelus and former executive director Roberto Samedy were indicted in March on charges of embezzling more than $1 million and taking bribes from a subcontractor.
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