Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal probe of allegations that public employees conspired to paralyze the city in last week’s blizzard, sources said Tuesday.
The investigation by the Brooklyn U.S. Attorney’s public integrity unit was prompted by Queens Councilman Dan Halloran’s revelation that guilt-wracked sanitation and transportation workers had confessed an alleged work slowdown to him.
Full story: NYC blizzard: Feds open criminal probe into alleged city worker conspiracy during storm response