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February 29, 2024 | West Side Rag

Sham Construction Safety School Connected To Worker’s Death on Upper West Side Click For More

A Brooklyn company was indicted Wednesday for running a fake construction safety school that was connected to the death of a worker on the Upper West Side in 2022, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

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February 29, 2024 | AMNY

NYC construction worker training firm handed out 20,000 bogus certification documents: Bragg Click For More

Six executives and employees of a construction worker training firm were nailed in an indictment for allegedly doling out sham certificates, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Wednesday.

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February 28, 2024 | ABC7

Prosecutors allege sham safety school certified thousands of NYC construction workers Click For More

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.

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February 28, 2024 | Gothamist

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

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.

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February 28, 2024 | New York Post

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

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.


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Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 weeks ago
Our Antiquities Trafficking Unit has recovered around 6,350 artifacts worth nearly $500 million and repatriated nearly 6,000 of them to 38 countries. Congratulations to Unit Chief Matthew Bogdanos for being honored in TIME for his work:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 weeks ago
NEW: Today we announced the indictment of Remington Yhap for allegedly raping a teenage patient during a therapy session after engaging in a several-months-long course of sexual misconduct. This investigation is ongoing. If you have been subjected to abuse, please call our Special Victims Division at 212-335-9373.

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Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office3 weeks ago
“My thoughts are with the victim who will be paralyzed for the rest of his life due to this near-fatal shooting.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the sentencing of Zykil Adamson for shooting a 26-year-old man: