Owner of demolition firm that handled city contracts faces federal charges
The owner of a Rochester demolitions firm tied to bribery of a city official and illegal dumping of asbestos-laden material faces federal charges of tax evasion and failing to file notice of asbestos work.
An information outlining the charges was filed this week in U.S. District Court. Such a filing can precede a plea, but none is scheduled. Lawyers in the case declined to comment.
Sinisgalli Inc. has been at the center of a city, state and federal probe begun in mid-2008, focused initially on the handling of city demolition contracts and alleged illegal dumping of the debris.
As that investigation turned to Louis Sinisgalli, personally, records showed authorities were probing possible mail and wire fraud, and his alleged failure to file federal income tax and corporate tax returns the five years while his company took in more than $8 million, including $5 million from the city.
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