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Long Island Restaurant, Bar Owner Admits To Receiving Bribes Long Island Restaurant, Bar Owner Admits To Receiving Bribes
Long Island Restaurant, Bar Owner Admits To Receiving Bribes A Long Island restaurateur admitted to conspiring with a former village official to solicit more than $150,000 in bribes through extortion from Hispanic-owned restaurants, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Elmont resident William Mendez, age 50, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 15 to bribe receiving and other charges for his role in a scheme with former Hempstead Village Trustee Perry Pettus to defraud other restauranteurs. Specifically, Mendez pleaded guilty to: Two counts of bribe receiving; Two counts of grand larceny by means of extortion; Conspiracy; Two counts of tampering w…