Mamdani admin gives troubled NYC nonprofit $200M in shelter contracts – even after embezzling indictment
The Mamdani administration has awarded $200 million in contracts to the Brooklyn nonprofit BHRAGS Home Care, despite its leaders facing bribery and corruption charges. The contracts include funding for homeless shelter facilities and social services, but the organization will operate under an independent monitor. Both executive director Roberto Samedy and former board chairman Jean Ronald Tirelus have pleaded not guilty to the allegations against them.
- ▪BHRAGS Home Care received $200 million in city contracts after its leaders were indicted on corruption charges.
- ▪The contracts include $136 million for shelter facilities and $50 million for social services.
- ▪Both Roberto Samedy and Jean Ronald Tirelus have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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| Publication time | Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:40:44 -0400 |
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Metro Mamdani admin gives troubled NYC nonprofit $200M in shelter contracts – even after embezzling indictment By Matt Troutman and Craig McCarthy Published June 5, 2026, 5:40 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Mamdani administration gave a troubled Brooklyn nonprofit $200 million in city contracts — two months after its leaders were indicted on bribery and corruption charges, The Post confirmed. Homeless shelter operator BHRAGS Home Care will collect on at least two new contracts — one for $136 million covering shelter facilities for homeless adults and another for $50 million encompassing social services in hotels, city records show.
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