Pace manager charged with taking $280,000 in bribes

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- A manager with Pace, the suburban bus agency, is charged with taking $280,000 in bribes.

Rajinder Sachdeva, 51, was in charge of the agency's database management system.

Federal authorities say he allegedly took kickbacks from outside contractors in exchange for their business and employment.

He was arrested Wednesday at his home in Schaumburg.