Jfk dispatchers indicted for cabbie bribes new york. Taxi driver is arrested in the laguardia airport taxi hold. Kennedy international airport taxi dispatchers who allegedly took bribes from drivers who. Here is a list of dispatchers arrested and the charges theyre facing. Will i be arrested at jfk airport for a unpaid moving. The defendants are alleged to have accepted bribes in the form of cash payments to rig the airport taxi dispatching system at jfk airport, brown said. More than a dozen taxi dispatchers at kennedy airport were arrested wednesday for allegedly running a cashforpassengers bribery scheme. Taxi dispatchers charged with taking bribes from line. The unsuspecting dispatchers were arrested after they were told to report to jfk for what they thought was a training session.
Jfk airport taxi dispatchers are led to law enforcement vans after being arrested in a bribery sting on wednesday, march 19, 2014. Taxi dispatchers charged with taking cash bribes at jfk. Kennedy airport taxi dispatchers drive selves into custody. Will i be arrested at jfk airport for a unpaid moving violation. On busy days, thousands of cabs pass through jfks terminals during an eighthour shift, giving a dishonest dispatcher the opportunity to illegally make hundreds of dollars on a daily basis. Best 30 police departments in john f kennedy airport, ny. Louis evens, 57, of valley stream, long island, is charged with three. A driver did not follow an order from a port authority police officer to not enter the lot. As i walked towards the yellow taxi line, there were number of men calling softly. How do i get from the airport jfk, lga, or ewr to manhattan. Kennedy international airport taxi dispatchers who allegedly took bribes from drivers who wanted to cut the line for fares. The dispatchers showed up at the airport for what they thought would be a training session, but were instead arrested and charged with taking.
Drivers can wait hours before a dispatcher summons them to a terminal. Airport cab dispatchers held in bribery the new york times. Only the uniformed dispatcher at a taxi stand is authorized to place passengers in taxis. Taxi dispatchers arrested at jfk for bribery duration. Taxi dispatchers who allegedly permitted some drivers to jump ahead in line at jfk international airport in exchange for cash were arrested last. Taxi dispatchers arrested at jfk for bribery youtube. Taxis pile up in a line at jfk airport on monday as the port authoritys new hightech cab dispatch system fails to meet expectations. I went to the way front and, of course, there was the uniformed taxi dispatcher and a. Illegal taxi drivers new york city forum tripadvisor.
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