WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – An engineering contractor from Troy was charged Tuesday with conspiracy to bribe a public official in Washington Township.
Paulin Modi, 48, is accused of paying a $1,000 cash bribe to a Washington Township official in May 2014 with respect to Modi's contract.
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Modi is also accused of helping to facilitate a $2,000 cash bribe by another contractor between June and October 2014.
The case is part of the government's wide-ranging corruption investigation centered in Macomb County.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
You can see the full criminal complaint below: