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Public integrity

Herrera suspends five Nuru-linked executives and their companies from receiving SF funds

October 17, 2025March 1, 2021 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
The suspensions are the first to be brought under new legislation that Herrera introduced

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera statement on criminal charges filed against SFPUC General Manager Harlan Kelly

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Federal criminal complaint against Harlan Kelly alleges honest services wire fraud

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera introduces legislation to give City new tools to fight corrupt contractors

October 17, 2025August 12, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Herrera’s ordinance would expand grounds to block entities from City funds

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera moves to block Nuru-linked AzulWorks from future City contracts

October 17, 2025July 14, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
AzulWorks, Inc. provided illegal gifts to former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru as part of a bribery scheme while receiving 16 contracts from the City

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera uncovers $420,000 in check fraud by former building commission president

October 17, 2025March 12, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Forged permit scandal at Santos & Urrutia Associates grows to nine properties

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera investigation reveals building department director misconduct

November 5, 2025March 10, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Public corruption probe uncovers that DBI Director Tom Hui abused his office to provide preferential treatment to developer and permit expediter

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, News, Public integrity

City Attorney issues 14 more subpoenas in expanding public corruption investigation

October 17, 2025February 27, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Developer, permit expediter and investment group among companies that must turn over records in investigation tied to former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru

Categories News, Public integrity

City Attorney subpoenas 8 organizations in widening public corruption investigation

October 17, 2025February 12, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Probe also leads to cancellation of $171,000 portable toilet contract with company tied to restaurateur Nick Bovis; more contracts are under review

Categories News, Public integrity

City Attorney and Controller provide update on independent corruption investigation

October 17, 2025February 4, 2020 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Agencies have a joint review underway that is scrutinizing dealings and City contracts linked to Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru, who faces corruption charges

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera roots out contract fraud at Department of Public Health

October 17, 2025November 27, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
DPH employee steered $1.2 million cybersecurity contract to her husband’s company, a conflict of interest from which the couple stood to gain financially

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera uncovers web of permit fraud by Santos & Urrutia

October 17, 2025September 20, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Structural engineers endangered the public to game San Francisco’s permit system using deception, insider knowledge and forged documents

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera sues scofflaw developer for unpermitted construction work

October 17, 2025June 20, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Real estate developer and investor Ashok Gujral consistently flouted the law by doing construction work without permits or far beyond the scope of issued permits

Categories News, Public integrity

Veteran prosecutor Keslie Stewart joins San Francisco City Attorney’s Office

October 17, 2025September 14, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Former head of U.S. Attorney’s Oakland branch will lead City Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit, a critical role that fights waste, fraud and abuse of the public trust

Categories News, Public integrity

New violations escalate Mel Murphy case

July 29, 2015July 28, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Herrera and DCA Tom Lakritz
Yet another illegal conversion of a residential development by city commissioner demonstrates ‘a pattern that is well-devised, carefully-executed and, above all, willful’

Categories News, Public integrity Tags Mel Murphy

Herrera sues Port Commissioner Murphy over building violations, illegal business practices

July 22, 2015April 1, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
125 Crown Terrace, San Francisco
Flouting laws he was charged with enforcing on the Building Inspection Commission, Murphy’s actions ‘were an egregious betrayal of the public trust,’ City Attorney says

Categories News, Public integrity

Herrera grateful to ABAG for fully restoring $1.3 million to SOMA Improvement Fund

October 17, 2025February 3, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney Dennis Herrera
Unanimous decision follows demand from Controller and City Attorney last week, will enable SOMA committee to continue making neighborhood improvements

Categories News, Public integrity Tags SOMA

Herrera sues contractor for exposing residents, unlicensed workers to asbestos and lead

October 17, 2025October 1, 2014 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Karnilowicz defied multiple SFDPH orders over ‘significant and imminent’ health hazards, repeatedly denied responsibility for work performed under his permits

Categories News, Public integrity Tags Karnilowicz

Herrera sues former Supervisor Yaki for more than 70 violations of City’s lobbyist ordinance

September 1, 2015December 4, 2013 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Lobbying for Rescue Air Systems, Inc. in the legislative process involving Fire Code revisions, Yaki ‘brazenly flouted a law with which he had no excuse to be unfamiliar’

Categories News, Public integrity Tags Michael Yaki, Rescue Air Systems
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