A D.C. public works supervisor has been charged with taking bribes in exchange for letting people avoid performing community service, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court. Eric A. Shannon, 41, a sanitation foreman who oversaw first-time offenders assigned to clean the streets, cut grass and remove graffiti each weekend, is accused of taking money and letting at least six offenders leave without performing their service. Shannon resigned from the D.C. Department of Public Works last week, according to a spokeswoman with the agency.
In June, Shannon asked for and accepted $400 from one offender in return from providing a signed letter on Department of Public Works stationary falsely stating that the individual had completed 88 hours of community service over the next five weekends.
