Asbestos Inspector Admits to Submitting Hundreds of Fake Reports

A New York City environmental consultant who sometimes worked on government funded-demolition projects admitted last week to falsifying lead and asbestos tests involving hundreds of buildings across the city, according to charges filed by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.Bharara said Saverio Todaro pleaded guilty last Friday to 11 counts of making false statements, mail fraud and violation of the Toxic Substances Control Act after a joint investigation by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office, the New York City Department of Investigation, the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Environmental ...