CRV Precast Construction LLC

Description

In 2016, CRV was hired as a subcontractor on a federally-funded project involving a removation of Draper Hall. CRV was contracted to erect a steel framework. According to the indictment and documents filed in court, CRV and multiple individuals who operated the company misclassified workers as concrete laboreres instead of ironworkers so they could pay them less than the prevailing wage rate. As a result, the defendants stole approximately $40,000 from at least four workers. The defendants also filed false payroll information with NYSIF in order to lower the company’s workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Underreporting for 2015-2016 resulted in underypayment of approximately $380,000 for the insurance coverage received. In addition, by misclassifying the workers, CRV fraudulently lowered the company’s premium for the insurance year 2016-2017. In total, CRV underpaid NYSIF by approximately $410,000 by underreporting payroll and misclassifying workers. In one instance, the defendants provided NYSIF with false information about an ironworker, Elizandro Ramos, who died at a CRV job site in Queens. In a payroll summary, the victim was falsely listed as a concrete laborer, even though he was performing iron work for CRV at the time of his death.