OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha landlord and his secretary have been indicted for allegedly bribing two employees of Omaha’s public housing agency.
Lafi Jafari and MaryLou Gruttemeyer were indicted in U.S. District Court on Tuesday on conspiracy to commit bribery and six counts of paying a bribe to an Omaha Housing Authority agent. Jafari was also indicted on one count of making false statements to special agents.
Online records do not list attorneys for Jafari or Gruttemeyer.
Prosecutors say Jafari and Gruttemeyer bribed or offered to bribe OHA employees to steer prospective tenants their way and to not refer complaints to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General.
The housing authority employees weren’t named in the indictment, which says there was a total of $2,100 in payments made.