Overview
- A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday charges Herbert with bribery, honest services wire fraud, extortion under color of official right, federal program fraud, and wire fraud.
- Prosecutors say he took $11,000 in cash from a security executive to pressure officials to steer NYCHA security work.
- They allege he accepted $5,000 from a funeral director after approvals of burial-assistance funding for low-income families.
- The filing also accuses him of hiding the payments on financial disclosures and securing a $20,000 PPP loan with a false application for a purported baked-goods business.
- Herbert held Adams-era roles from 2022 to 2025, and an arraignment in Manhattan federal court is expected this afternoon.