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To: goldworldnet who wrote (401852)	1/5/2011 11:03:35 AM
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Feds Probe Alleged Sanitation Slowdown During Blizzard Anyone caught in a work stoppage could be charged with wire fraud, sources tell NBCNewYork By MELISSA RUSSO Updated 8:18 AM EST, Wed, Jan 5, 2011 nbcnewyork.com The feds are looking into the possibility that sanitation workers may have committed crimes by deliberately slowing down work in the early stages of the blizzard cleanup, according to law enforcement sources. Sources tell NBCNewYork anyone caught in a work stoppage could be charged with wire fraud for collecting pay and overtime for work they did not perform. Investigators from the U.S. Attorney's Eastern District are conducting the probe. Sources in the Brooklyn District Attorney's office also confirm they are looking into reports that there may have been "problems with snow removal." The Blizzard of 2010: Dogs in the Snow Your Photos: Post-Christmas Blizzard Top New York News Photos One example includes YouTube video video of three sanitation trucks allegedly parked for many hours outside a Dunkin Donuts, while workers sat inside drinking coffee.