UPDATED: Canton Man Arrested in Alleged Airport Taxi Bribery Scheme
Cash, lottery tickets and cigarettes are among the items state police say were used in the briberies.
A Canton man was among five Massport employees arrested Tuesday for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for preferential treatment to taxi cab drivers picking up passengers at Logan Airport. James Mulrey, 45, of Canton, and the four others are expected to be arraigned Wednesday in East Boston District Court. The arrests followed a three-month investigation in which the employees received more than $1,000 in bribe money, according to the state police. They allegedly took $20 to $40 at a time, but may have also accepted lottery scratch tickets, cigarettes and "other goods," state police said. "Working men and women shouldn't have to grease someone's palm just to make an honest living, but the defendants are accused of demanding just that," …
