NEW YORK (AP) — Sentencing three men to prison for 20 years, a judge urged New York City officials to make substantial reforms Monday to prevent the kind of historic fraud over its project to modernize its payroll systems.

“It is a classic tale of greed and corruption,” U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels said as he sentenced Mark Mazer, Gerard Denault and Dimitry Aronshtein following their November convictions.

Recommended Stories

Will election security ballot measures throw Republicans a turnout lifeline in 2026?

Why Keisha Lance Bottoms is trailing Jon Ossoff in Georgia

Some of Chicago’s crimes are merely widespread immigration fraud