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Here's List of Bribes 4 Arrested NYPD Officials Are Accused of Taking

By Peter Duffy | June 20, 2016 6:43pm
 Suspended Deputy Inspector James Grant received cash, gifts and trips from Brooklyn businessmen in exchange for special access and favors, federal prosecutors charge.
Suspended Deputy Inspector James Grant received cash, gifts and trips from Brooklyn businessmen in exchange for special access and favors, federal prosecutors charge.
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NEW YORK CITY — Lavish trips, private jets, gifts and a prostitute. 

Court documents show the extensive list of goods and services received by four NYPD officials who were arrested Monday and charged with accepting bribes in exchange for police escorts, access and gun licenses.

Here's a breakdown of the ill-gotten gains listed in court documents:

Deputy Inspector James Grant

Las Vegas Trip, February 2013

• Grant received round-trip travel to Las Vegas on a private jet, a value of $59,000. 

• One of the passengers on the jet was a prostitute who then stayed in Grant's room and who spent the weekend in Las Vegas with Grant and his friends who "took advantages of her services during the trip," according to the indictment. 

• Grant's rooms and meals were comped during the trip.

Rome Trip, August 2013

• Grant and his family enjoyed a two-night stay in two hotel rooms in Rome, a value of $1,066. 

Other Financial Benefits

• Grant had the railings replaced outside of his Staten Island home, a value of approximately $6,000. 

• The windows were replaced in Grant's home, which cost approximately $6,000. 

• Grant's watch was upgraded, a value of approximately $3,000. 

• On Christmas Day in 2013, Grant received a video game system for his children and a piece of jewelry for his wife, a value of approximately $1,000. 

Deputy Chief Michael Harrington

Chicago Trip, 2014

• Harrington and family members stayed in a downtown Chicago hotel with three rooms for four nights and one room for two nights, a cost of approximately $6,500. 

Other Financial Benefits

• Between May 2013 and November 2014, Harrington was taken to dinner at least once or twice a week, typically at pricey Manhattan restaurants. The bill generally ran between $400 and $500. 

• Harrington received tickets to numerous sporting events, including two $400 tickets to the Brooklyn Nets in January 2014 and two $700 tickets for the New York Rangers in May 2014.

• On Christmas Day in 2013, Harrington received a video game system for his kids.

• For a period of 15 months, Harrington's security company was hired to work at a Manhattan school, receiving $5,000 per month for its services.

Sgt. David Villanueva

Villanueva received:

• Thousands of dollars in bribes.

• Bottles of liquor.

• Limousine rides.

• A limousine tour of wineries.

Officer Richard Ochetal

• Ochetal received cash and benefits.