Manhattan DA says company gave out thousands of construction safety cards and certificates without providing training

Prosecutors allege sham safety school certified thousands of NYC construction workers

A company and six of its executives were charged Wednesday in New York with allegedly operating a sham safety school that said it certified thousands of construction workers as properly trained when, in fact, it had not, prosecutors say.

Brooklyn company indicted for running fake construction safety school: Manhattan DA

A Brooklyn-based company and six of its employees have been indicted for running a sham safety training program with about 20,000 students, including a construction worker who died after falling from an Upper West Side building, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said on Wednesday.

NYC safety school gave 20K construction workers certificates without training them — directly leading to man’s death: DA Bragg

A Brooklyn security company allegedly doled out tens of thousands of fraudulent safety certificates to students who paid hundreds of dollars — but never provided any training for the crucial life-saving safety measures, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.

Construction Safety Firm Charged With Faking Training of Worker Who Died

Alvin L. Bragg, the district attorney, said that prosecutors believe most of the workers who were certified by Valor were never trained. Valor filed paperwork showing that Mr. Frias had received safety training, including eight hours of fall protection, but he never took the courses.

Former NYU official pleads guilty in $3M fraud to fund home renovations, swimming pool

A former finance official at New York University pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $3.5 million fraud that involved using state education funds to renovate her Westport, Conn., home and install a swimming pool.