New York City authorities announced indictments against 24 people and 26 companies Jan. 18 who they said had been involved in a construction bid-rigging and kickback scheme that corrupted the competitive bidding process for dozens of private sector city projects and stole $5 million from project owners over more than eight years. 

The scheme was led by Robert Baselice, who was vice president and project executive at a Secaucus, N.J.-based construction management firm between April 2013 and July 2021, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said during a press conference.