Wednesday, March 13, 2013
John Capello owns Newton-based Ieraci Landscaping.
The owner of a Newton-based landscaping company has been sentenced to six months probation after he admitted he failed to pay tens of thousands dollars into the state’s unemployment assistance fund, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. John Capello, 42, who owns Ieraci Landscaping, admitted to facts sufficient to charges for non-payment of employer contributions (16 counts), according to the AG’s office. Judge Frances McIntyre sentenced Capello to probation and required him to pay restitution for $105,000 Capello failed to contribute to the fund. Capello has repaid the money and satisfied the terms of his probation. The fund provides temporary income assistance to unemployed Massachusetts residents. Private employers …
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Keith L. Miller owns at least 24 properties in Chelsea, Newton, Arlington and Brighton.
The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office has ordered a Newton landlord to pay $75,000 and de-lead his rental units after he allegedly violated state housing, lead paint, consumer protection and anti-discrimination laws. Keith L. Miller, of Newton, owned and managed at least 24 residential units in Newton, Chelsea, Arlington and Brighton, according to a press release issued today by Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office. “In a rental market as large as Greater Boston’s, it’s important that tenants know their rights and that landlords follow the law,” Coakley said in the press release. “This settlement demonstrates that there are serious consequences for landlords who would sacrifice public safety to save a few dollars.” The consent …
Friday, November 30, 2012
The man pleaded guilty earlier this year to the medicaid kickback charges.
A Newton man has been ordered to pay $700,000 in fines and restitution for a Medicaid kickback scheme where he allegedly paid a regional transit authority to divert transportation services to one of his transportation businesses. Alexander Shrayber, 57, of Newton, also received a suspended sentence of two and a half years in the House of Correction, according to a press release issued by the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley. Shrayber pleaded guilty in June to two counts of Medicaid kickbacks, and four counts of corrupt gifts, offers or promises to influence officials. According to the press release, Judge James R. Lemire sentenced Shrayber to two and a half years in the House of Correction, suspended for five years, with five …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
A total of $1.5 million was awarded to similar programs statewide.
Both the Newton-Brookline Consumer Office and Metropolitan Mediation Services (which serves Newton District Court) recently received grant funding provided by Attorney General Martha Coakley's office and Local Consumer Aid Fund grants. According to a press release issued by Coakley's office, nearly $1.5 million in grants was recently awarded consumer aid and mediation programs across the state. “These local programs are important community partners throughout the Commonwealth,” Coakley said in the press release. “They provide guidance, resources, and voluntary mediation to consumers who may be victims of fraud, deception or unfair business practices. We are very pleased to be able to expand our program to Berkshire County this year, …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
The man pleaded guilty to giving medicaid kickbacks to employees at a regional transit authority, the attorney general's office.
A Newton man pleaded guilty yesterday to multiple charges tied to a Medicaid kickback scheme where he allegedly paid a regional transit authority to divert transportation services to one of his transportation businesses. According to a press release issued by the attorney general's office, Alexander Shrayber pleaded guilty to two counts of Medicaid kickbacks, and four counts of corrupt gifts, offers or promises to influence officials. Investigators with the attorney general's office allege that Shrayber made cash payments to the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART) in exchange for avoiding the MART "low-bid system" and having transportation services for the state's Medicaid program diverted from other companies to one of Shrayber…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Keith L. Miller owns properties in Newton, Boston, Arlington and Chelsea.
The Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley has ordered a Newton landlord to stop violating state housing laws after he allegedly threatened tenants. According to a press release issued by Coakley's office, Keith L. Miller, of Newton, allegedly threatened a tenant over their immigration status and others after they complained about property conditions. Coakley's office filed a lawsuit against Miller in February of last year, alleging that he skirted state lead paint laws by discriminating against tenants with children. Miller—who manages 24 units in Newton, Arlington, Chelsea and Brighton—evicted some tenants with young children in addition to renting some apartments that contained lead paint to tenants with children, the release said. …
Monday, March 5, 2012
This is the second time Charles Garabedian has been sentenced in connection to illegal dumping and false invoices.
A Newton man was sentenced last week in Middlesex Superior Court on charges related to illegal dumping of solid waste and providing false invoices. Charles Garabedian, 63, pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the Solid Waste Act. This is the second time Garabedian has been in superior court for charges related to illegal dumping and providing false invoices for services. In the most recent case, Garabedian was sentenced on Feb. 28, 2012 to two years of supervised probation with the condition that Garabedian step down from his business, J&J Landscape Supply (J&J), and cease any association with Jayco Landscaping Supply Co. (Jayco) or John Toyias. According to a press release issued by the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley, …
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Newton Contracting Company Inc. and it's owners, Shaun Bryan and Antoinette Capurso-Bryan, face charges of failure to pay the prevailing wage and misclassification of employees as independent contractors .
Two Newton residents and their Watertown-based roofing company have been sentenced in connection with a number of labor violations uncovered by the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley. Shaun Bryan, 47, and Antoinette Capurso-Bryan, 47, both of Newton, pleaded guilty to charges of misclassification of employees as independent contractors (four counts each) and failure to pay the prevailing wage. Shaun Bryan also pleaded guilty to charges of worker’s compensation premium evasion (four counts) and unemployment contribution evasion (12 counts). According to a press release from Coakley's office, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders sentenced Shaun Bryan to two years in the House of Correction, balance suspended for five years. He…
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