St. Louis, MO - Former St. Louis City Building Inspector Anthony D. Davis was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, on bribery charges for soliciting and accepting bribes relating to his official duties of inspecting buildings located within St. Louis City. 

According to court documents, between May 20 and August 31, 2011, Davis accepted multiple illegal cash payments totaling more than $2500 in exchange for assuring that certain buildings pass inspection for occupancy permit purposes.  Davis performed several acts in exchange for the illegal payments, including personally completing and submitting written inspection applications, approving electrical work while not authorized to conduct electrical inspections, handling inspections outside his assigned geographical area, and giving advice on how to conceal conditions that might arouse the suspicion of building inspectors.