It is absolutely sickening that events transpired the way they did in the Deutsche Bank building fire and subsequent deaths of two firefighters. There was plenty of blame to go around, to the Fire Department, the City, LMDC and the contractors. The John Galt Co., which is being held primarily responsible for the tragedy, especially after being kicked out of the demolition site and their eventual indictment. Yet, justice isn't that simple here in NYC and a few tricks by Galt President Greg Blinn shows how easy it is to get around such things as the deaths of Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino.
From The NY Daily News:
Its nice that some agencies have realized the crooks they are dealing with and taken appropriate action, but obviously many have not. It is unacceptable that Galt and anyone associated with the negligence at the infamous site be allowed to work on any public project. Those who are culpable deserve jail time, not a state or city check.The company quickly became a target of a criminal probe. On Dec. 22, Galt was indicted on manslaughter charges in the deaths of firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino.
All of this has had little effect on Galt's president, Greg Blinn. Another of his companies, Regional Scaffolding, is still working at the Deutsche Bank and other public works projects across the city.[...]
After the fire, the agency barred Regional from future contracts, said spokesman Mark Daly.
The state has taken no such action with Regional. Ten months after the Deutsche Bank fire, the NYPD gave Regional a $4,700 contract to fix a sidewalk in front of a Bronx precinct.
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