A Bayonne man pleaded guilty today to his role in a bid-rigging scheme that fraudulently obtained tens of thousands of dollars in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds through the City of Bayonne Department of Community Development, officials said.

Leo Viguie, 38, of L.V. Renovations in Bayonne, pleaded guilty to one count of the theft of $40,000 in government funds before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.