Contractors Arrested on Suspicion of Shirking Comp Coverage

The New York State Inspector General’s Office announced that two contractors were arrested for allegedly failing to carry workers’ compensation coverage for employees at three construction projects in Apalachin. Robert Peretore, 37, and Jeremy W. Hall, 41, were arraigned in Owego Town Court on charges of offering a false instrument for filing, failing to secure compensation coverage, and fraudulent practices. “An investigation by the Office of the Workers’ Compensation Fraud Inspector General found that Peretore and Hall, sometimes operating under the busine...