A History of Concern: Acquittals in Deutsche Bank Blaze Prompt Deeper Questions
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Al Hagan, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, said that LMDC owned the building played a key role in the documented mismanagement of the demolition site. He said he believes the LMDC is responsible for what happened and didn’t happen at the 130 Liberty site. "The responsible people were never brought to task ever," Hagan said. "There appeared to be a series of scapegoats and fall guys that were brought to the forefront and charged."
One of the most significant disclosures to come out of the exhaustive probe was the fact that not only had the fire department never properly inspected Deutsche Bank but also it had failed to conduct required inspections for all demolition and construction sites citywide.
In a phone interview with WNYC, Morgenthau, the former DA, said that the failures of oversight by both the FDNY and the Buildings Department were so egregious on Deutsche Bank that there was a faction of career prosecutors in his office that wanted to criminally indict them.
"The most important thing is, before this case. the FDNY did not take building inspections seriously.
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