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AVM Construction Corp.

Description

Between 2014 and 2015, defendants falsified payroll summaries to indicate that workers were being paid prevailing wages for public works projects, when in fact, workers were paid less than prevailing wages. Defendants failed to pay employees approximately $281,000 in wages. Defendant Vickram Mangru owned and operated Vick Construction from 2012 to 2014, and when the company was disbarred by the NYC Comptroller’s Office from performing on public works projects for 5 years after failing to pay prevailing wages to workers, AVM was created by Vickram Mangru.

Prosecutors

Assistant Attorney General Matthew Ross

Incident Type

Wage Theft

County

Bronx

State

New York

Date

January 1, 2014

Available case materials include

  • Media Clips & Gov't. Press

Contact for Additional Information

Unavailable

Victims

First Last Age Title Employer Injury Type
Info unavailable Info unavailable Unavailable Info unavailable AVM Construction Corp. Wage Theft

Defendants

Name Type Title Plea Information Conviction Sentence
AVM Construction Corp. Entity Entity Pleaded guilty to two counts of felony failure to pay prevailing wages and benefits As a condition of the plea agreement, the defendants must pay $80,000 in restitution to the workers. Sentenced to conditional discharges and additional fines. The company and its owners are barred from bidding on or being awarded any public works contract in the State of New York for a period of five years.
Penal Crimes Charged

Unavailable

Other Crimes Charged

Failure to Pay Prevailing Wages and Benefits (1 count)

Vickram Mangru Individual Owner Pleaded guilty to two counts of felony failure to pay prevailing wages and benefits Sentenced to 30 days in jail followed by three years probation. As a condition of the plea agreement, the defendants must pay $80,000 in restitution to the workers. Barred from bidding on or being awarded any public works contract in the State of New York for a period of five years.
Penal Crimes Charged

Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree (3 counts)

Other Crimes Charged

Failure to Pay Prevailing Wages and Benefits (1 count)

Gayatri Mangru Individual Owner Pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor failure to pay prevailing wages and benefits As a condition of the plea agreement, the defendants must pay $80,000 in restitution to the workers. Sentenced to conditional discharges and additional fines. Barred from bidding on or being awarded any public works contract in the State of New York for a period of five years.
Penal Crimes Charged

Unavailable

Other Crimes Charged

Failure to Pay Prevailing Wages and Benefits (1 count)

Ravi Mangru Individual Owner Info unavailable Info unavailable
Penal Crimes Charged

Unavailable

Other Crimes Charged

Failure to Pay Prevailing Wages and Benefits (1 count)