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Story summary
- Building Inspector Ryan Benitez and assistant Evelyn Calderon are charged with taking over $16,000 in bribes to expedite permits.
- Prosecutors say they fast-tracked approvals, cutting months to hours for cash.
- Five transactions occurred June 2024 to January 2025, and an internal investigation began October 2024.
- Benitez resigned in January 2025 and Calderon was suspended.
- Both pleaded not guilty and are scheduled to appear in court on May 21.
