S.F. City Hall corruption scandal: Ex-Recology exec to plead guilty to bribes charge FacebookTwitterEmail Paul Giusti, Community and Government Affairs Manager at Recology, shows off the smaller 16-gallon waste bins in San Francisco, Calif. Thursday, October 5, 2017.Mason Trinca/Special to The Chronicle The former waste management executive accused of funneling $1 million in bribes to ex-Public Works director Mohammed Nuru has agreed to plead guilty to a federal fraud charge, officials said Wednesday. Paul Giusti, 65, is the former community relations manager for the San Francisco group of trash company Recology and the latest defendant tied to a City Hall scandal to strike a plea deal with prosecutors and agree to cooperate with investigators.