UC Riverside official is indicted in bribery case
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A UC Riverside administrator was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of soliciting and receiving several bribes from the contractor in charge of constructing the university’s psychology building.
Theodore Chiu, 53, an associate director of the Office of Design and Construction, solicited a $50,000 bribe from Irvine contractor FTR International Inc. on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles.
Chiu asked for the payment when the company’s president, Nizar Katbi, raised concerns about the $35-million project, including Chiu’s choice of a subcontractor, according to an FBI affidavit.
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