Alvaro Idrovo, 46, of Bloomfield, pleaded guilty to charges including conspiring to defraud the United States and an act of extortion under color of his office or employment with the U.S. Department of Labor, federal prosecutors said.
official admitted Wednesday to conspiring with his brother to extort New Jersey contractors out of about $14,000 by threatening them with bogus violations unless they paid for fake safety training, according to court documents.
Idrovo and his brother, Paul Idrovo, charged contractors $4,000 to $6,000 each in cash payments for the alleged required training, according to court records. In exchange for the money, Paul Idrovo gave the contractors fraudulent safety and health certificates from the fake names without providing the services, court papers show.The scheme was foiled after OSHA officials were alerted by a contractor and referred the case to federal law enforcement investigators, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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