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USINFO | 2013-07-30 14:40
A Chinatown businessman was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to bribe District officials in an undercover sting involving a well-known informant from a previous bribery investigation.
Anthony C.Y. Cheng Sr., and his son, Anthony R. Cheng Jr., are charged in a scheme to pay off public officials to obtain licenses to run two taxicab companies, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. said.
The elder Cheng, a D.C. restaurateur and leader in the Chinatown community, has been a frequent fundraiser for local politicians at his namesake restaurants, Tony Cheng’s Mongolian and Tony Cheng’s Seafood on H Street NW.
“That’s not bribes — that’s legitimate business,” said the Alexandria resident’s attorney, Ken Robinson. “He’s worked hard for 40 years and built a big reputation in Chinatown and in Washington. He’s a good man, and he’s not going to take any offer. We’re very confident he’ll be okay.”
Anthony C.Y. Cheng Sr., and his son, Anthony R. Cheng Jr., are charged in a scheme to pay off public officials to obtain licenses to run two taxicab companies, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. said.
The elder Cheng, a D.C. restaurateur and leader in the Chinatown community, has been a frequent fundraiser for local politicians at his namesake restaurants, Tony Cheng’s Mongolian and Tony Cheng’s Seafood on H Street NW.
“That’s not bribes — that’s legitimate business,” said the Alexandria resident’s attorney, Ken Robinson. “He’s worked hard for 40 years and built a big reputation in Chinatown and in Washington. He’s a good man, and he’s not going to take any offer. We’re very confident he’ll be okay.”
