Lenwood L. Jones, an employee for the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) licensing office in Long Island City, New York was charged of bribe receiving and receiving unlawful gratuities for attempting to solicit and collect bribes from an undercover investigator.
The criminal complaint against Jones alleged that on August 17, 2010, an investigator posing as an applicant applying for a TLC license was allegedly asked by Jones to give him lunch money in order to be processed. When the investigator held out $50, Jones purportedly pocketed the money.
If convicted, Jones faces a maximum penalty of 8 years in prison.