San Francisco restaurant owners charged with offering bribes to acquire leases on Pompei’s Grotto, Lou’s Fish Shack properties

San Francisco restaurant owners charged with offering bribes to acquire leases on Pompei’s Grotto, Lou’s Fish Shack properties

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SAN FRANCISCO — The owners of a seafood restaurant that sits along Pier 45 have been charged with paying $19,000 in bribes to a Port of San Francisco official and an FBI employee posting as one as part of a scheme to acquire leases on lucrative Fisherman’s Wharf restaurant properties, court records show.

Min Ki Paik, aka James Paik, 63, and his wife, Hye Paik, 60, have both been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and bribing an employee of an agency that receives federal funds, charges that carry up to five years and 10 years in prison, respectively. Both remain out of custody on $50,000 bonds secured at their initial court appearances on Tuesday, records show.