Two San Francisco workers are accused of taking bribes from a outside contractor in return for giving him city business.

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission employees are named in a court case, along with Sacramento and Sonoma municipal employees, that alleges the workers took money from Sheldon Morris of Novato. He pleaded guilty Friday to bribery, Assistant U.S. Attorney S. Robert Tice-Raskin said.

Prosecutors say Morris, 76, owned and operated Underground Express, a business that transported used municipal equipment to recyclers in exchange for a fee. The company also bought and sold used equipment. U.S. attorneys say Morris kept a “slush fund” that he would use to pay certain employees in Sacramento and Sonoma to continuously grant him the jobs of hauling off the used water meters.

Between 2002 and 2007, Morris made payments to the two workers at the SFPUC as rewards for “purchasing and selling goods toMorris,” prosecutors said.

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The employees named in the case were identified only as Gerald L. and Alex D. They received $4,575 and $13,348.50, respectively.

A representative from the City Attorney’s Office said that they could neither confirm nor deny that an investigation was under way.

As part of Morris’ plea agreement, he will pay $19,762.50 in restitution to The City. He also faces 20 years in prison and a fine of $500,000 when he is sentenced Oct. 24.