No Jail Time For Engineer Whose Fraud Led To A 2-Year-Old's Death

Thread starter NYCProjectEngineer PE PMP
Start date May 28, 2016

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May 28, 2016

[COLOR= rgb(26, 26, 26)]An engineer who falsely certified a building inspection at [/COLOR]an Upper West Side building[COLOR= rgb(26, 26, 26)] where [/COLOR]a falling window ledge killed a toddler[COLOR= rgb(26, 26, 26)] will escape jail time after he pleaded guilty to filing a false instrument. The [/COLOR]New York Post reports[COLOR= rgb(26, 26, 26)] that Maqsood Faruqi will get probation according to the terms of a plea deal.[/COLOR]

Source: http://gothamist.com/2016/05/26/engineer_lied_baby_died.php

I assume he will get slaughtered in civil court and i can see his insurance company denying coverage.