"Dummied-up" Concrete Tests

Three employees of Testwell Laboratories, the, New York City's leading concrete-testing firm, are being tried in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, accused of bypassing proper steel and concrete tests at many major construction projects throughout the city, including the Freedom Tower and the new Yankee Stadium.

The New York State Supreme Court trial of the men alleges they faked concrete tests. The company itself has also been charged. An assistant district attorney was quoted saying the "defendants just signed off on dummied-up reports." One of the Testwell employees is accused of knowingly allowing uncertified inspectors to do concrete tests at construction sites.

The trial is focusing on a number of construction projects, including the new Yankee Stadium, the Freedom Tower, new buildings at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Jet Blue terminal at Kennedy Airport.