Ex-SFSU Director Face 246 Bribery Charges

Prosecutors say a former director at San Francisco State University and a local vendor are facing a total of 246 felony charges for their alleged roles in a bribery scheme on campus.
 
District Attorney George Gascon says that Robert Shearer, SFSU's former director of Environmental Health and Occupational Safety, was charged Wednesday for his role in the alleged bribery scheme.
 
Prosecutors say Shearer accepted bribes from Stephen Cheung in exchange for approving multiple payments to Cheung's waste disposal company and renewing Cheung's contract with the school.
 
Cheung allegedly gave Shearer a Volvo car, paid for overseas plane tickets a more than $180,000 in cash from 2002 to 2009 in exchange for the contract. Cheung was also charged Wednesday.
 
Both men are being held in custody on $5 million bail. They are scheduled to be arraigned on Friday.