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Hotel Boss, World Cup, and Bribery | New York City News
A Long Island City hotel owner, Yan Po Zhu, faces serious federal charges including bribery and money laundering, allegedly paying $120K to Frank Carone to secure a multi-million dollar migrant shelter contract. Zhu, under strict pretrial conditions including an $8M bond, got a rare court-approved pass to attend the World Cup finals — already ticketed for July 19th. Alongside Crystal Chen and the Carone brothers, all deny guilt as prosecutors build a case around a cash-for-contract scheme. With a tentative trial date set for August 24th — possibly too soon — and prosecutors wielding four…
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