Houston's sludge processor tied to Detroit bribery scandal

From Sunshine Review

January 27, 2009

[edit] Houston's sludge processor tied to Detroit bribery scandal

"A Houston-based company that does contract work for the city of Houston to remove and dispose of its sewage sludge is in the hot seat after an executive of the firm pleaded guilty to bribing Detroit city officials to win a $47-million-per-year contract, Detroit-area media are reporting today and WatchDog Blog's Jennifer Peebles blogged about here. She saw the Associated Press story at chron.com What other Texas cities have contracts with Synagro? If you know of one, e-mail news@texaswatchdog.org or drop us a comment at this WatchDog Blog post).

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