Ex-building official charged with bribery

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Federal prosecutors filed charges against a former D.C. government building official for allegedly trying to bribe one of his former co-workers.

Former D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Engineer Yaw Agipong was accused of trying to pay off a construction inspector to lift a stop work order and reduce a $6,000 fine on a project in the 1100 block of Fifth Street Northwest, according to charges filed Friday in U.S. District Court.

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