Press Conference on Shadow Utility Scheme

New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark G. Peters, together with Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, today announced the indictment of a former National Grid employee who infiltrated the public utility and corrupted a number of its employees. He and other defendants are charged with enterprise corruption and related offenses for operating a shadow utility company that violated New York City Department of Buildings and National Grid regulations and procedures, installing illegal gas meters across Brooklyn for landlords willing to pay $1,300 to $2,500 per meter. A total of 37 defendants, including seven National Grid employees, have been charged in connection with the enterprise. Read the Press Release: http://on.nyc.gov/2jsomlc Read the Report: http://on.nyc.gov/2jSeSA2 Learn more about us at... Website: http://www.nyc.gov/doi/ Twitter:   / nyc_doi   Soundcloud:   / nycdoi   Facebook:   / nycdoi