Crime & Safety

Former Head Of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Given 4-Year Prison Sentence

Harlan Kelly Jr. was convicted in July of 2023, and sentenced on Monday. He was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, DOJ said.

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March 19, 2024

The former head of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission will serve four years in prison for honest services fraud bribery conspiracy and a separate bank fraud scheme and conspiracy.

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Harlan Kelly Jr. was convicted in July of 2023, and sentenced on Monday. He was also ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, the Department of Justice said.

The trial showed Kelly was bribed over a span of six years by a contractor who wanted to be awarded millions of dollars in SFPUC contracts. Bribes included payments for Hong Kong and China vacations, construction on his home and other benefits, the DOJ said.

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