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Between 2014 and 2018, the owner of Laser Electrical Contracting Inc., Jagdeep Deol, pocketed $1.5 million that should have been paid to his employees. Deol’s company secured contracts with the New York City School Construction Authority and the New York City Department of Education, but paid his employees substantially less than the prevailing wage for city contractors, and Deol kept the remainder of the funds for himself.
Assistant District Attorneys Samantha Kapelman, of the District Attorney’s Housing and Worker Protection Bureau, and Priya Ravishankar, of the Major Economic Crimes Bureau
Wage Theft
Queens
New York
January 1, 2018
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| 11 unnamed employees | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Laser Electrical Contracting, Inc. | Wage theft |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Information | Conviction Sentence |
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| Jagdeep Deol | Individual | Owner | Deol pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the New York prevailing wage law. On behalf of his company, Laser Electrical Contracting Inc., Deol pleaded guilty to felony failure to pay a prevailing wage. | As part of the negotiated plea agreement, Deol is required to pay full restitution of $1.5 million to the workers and additional $160,000 to the City. If Deol fails to pay the promised restitution, he could face jail time. |
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Penal Crimes Charged
Misdemeanor violation of the New York prevailing wage law. |
Other Crimes Charged
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| Laser Electrical Contracting Inc. | Entity | Entity | On behalf of Laser Electrical Contracting Inc, owner Jagdeep Deol pleaded guilty to a felony failure to pay prevailing wages. | Unavailable |
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Penal Crimes Charged
Felony failure to pay prevailing wages. |
Other Crimes Charged
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