Harlan Kelly, the former head of San Francisco's Public Utilities Commission, has been found guilty on six federal fraud charges. This conviction marks another development in the ongoing corruption investigation that has shaken the city's administration.

A jury delivered the verdict on Friday, finding Kelly guilty of participating in two separate fraud schemes. The first involved manipulating a city streetlight contract to favor a specific contractor who, in return, provided Kelly with significantly discounted construction work on his personal residence and other undisclosed benefits. The second scheme centered around Kelly providing false information to a lender to secure a substantial loan of $1.3 million.

This case follows the high-profile conviction of Mohammed Nuru, the former director of San Francisco's Public Works Department. Nuru, a central figure in city operations for over two decades, pleaded guilty to similar charges of manipulating public contracts and accepting lavish gifts. He is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence. The broader investigation has implicated over a dozen city officials, contractors, and business leaders.

Kelly's legal team plans to challenge the convictions, either through dismissal or an appeal. In a related development, Bernard Curran, a former senior building inspector also implicated in the investigation, received a sentence of one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to accepting illicit payments related to his official duties.