County Sheriff and District Attorney Launch White-Collar Crime Task Force
A new task force targeting public corruption and financial crimes in Orange County, New York, was formed by Sheriff Paul Arteta and district attorney David Hoovler on March 1.
Hoovler told The Epoch Times that one catalyst for the task force is residential contractor fraud, which is expected to go up as building season nears.
“Being the victim of a violent crime is certainly a life-altering experience, but being defrauded of the funds to build your dream home or losing your small business to fraud can also negatively affect victims’ lives for years,” he said in a press release.
Aside from residential contractor fraud, the white-collar crime task force will also target public corruption, ethics violations, embezzlement, wage theft, and labor law violations. …