A Brooklyn, New York, contracting company that has done extensive work for the New York City Housing Authority, often on no-bid contracts, admitted to committing fraud. In a plea agreement, the owners, a married couple, acknowledged that they had for years filed false "certified payrolls" with the Housing Authority. In one instance, they had represented that they had performed a variety of contracting tasks under a Housing Authority contract and paid themselves the prevailing wage of $41.75/hour, when in fact they had not performed the work themselves, but rather hired day laborers that they paid at a considerably lower rate. The cheating dated to 2014. (The date below is approximate.)
| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| None | Info Unavailable | Info Unavailable | Info Unavailable | SAC Restoration | Wage Theft |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Info. | Conviction Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC Restoration | entity | entity | Pleaded guilty on 12/31/2019 | Conditional discharge - 3 years. As part of the plea deal, defendants must pay $154,000 in back wages and unpaid workers’ comp premiums. |
| Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: Scheme to Defraud in First Degree (1 count) (N.Y. P.L. Sec. 190.65) |
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| Avtar Chand | Individual | Co-owner | Pleaded guilty on 12/31/2019 | Conditional discharge - 1 year. As part of the plea deal, defendants must pay $154,000 in back wages and unpaid workers’ comp premiums. |
| Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: Scheme to Defraud in Second Degree (1 count) (N.Y. P.L. Sec. 190.60) |
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| Sima Chand | Individual | co-owner | Pleaded guilty on 12/31/2019 | Conditional discharge - 1 year. As part of the plea deal, defendants must pay $154,000 in back wages and unpaid workers’ comp premiums. |
| Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: Scheme to Defraud in Second Degree (1 count) (N.Y. P.L. Sec. 190.60) |
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