(Source: New York State Office of the Attorney General) ROCHESTER - Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of the remaining three defendants in an elaborate bid-rigging conspiracy that illegally steered multi-million dollar public works contracts for Monroe County to favored and connected companies, resulting in the restraint of competition. The defendants profited from this scheme and defrauded the taxpayers of Monroe County. 'There has to be one set of rules for everyone, no matter how rich or how powerful, and that includes political insiders,' said Attorney General Schneiderman. 'The politically connected shouldn't be...
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