Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2007
Deutsche Bank Building fire prosecutions
Following a fire that killed two firefighters at the Deutsche Bank Building, John Galt Corporation and three construction supervisors faced manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges. The company was acquitted of manslaughter but convicted of misdemeanor second-degree reckless endangerment; the three supervisors were acquitted.
Demolition-project embezzlement scheme
Purchasing agent Robert Chiarappa was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for embezzling more than $1.2 million connected with the building’s demolition. Three other people pleaded guilty in the matter.
Scrutiny over corporate and contracting connections
The company attracted scrutiny because it was described as a shell connected to Regional Scaffolding and Hoisting Company and former Safeway Environmental executives, whose earlier government-contracting controversies raised questions about the arrangement.