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F.H. woman forged city building documents, city says
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
A Forest Hills woman was arrested and
charged with multiple counts of forgery
and a slew of other charges including
perjury by allegedly helping construction
companies to bypass safety measures at
dozens of Queens locations.
Evelyn Dellutri, 55, allegedly fi led a
variety of forged documents with the
city’s Department of Buildings that made
it appear that they had been prepared by a
professional engineer.
Th e city’s Department of Investigation,
acting on a tip, discovered Dellutri
allegedly submitted nearly 70 forged documents
between November 2015 and
August 2015 to the DOB which fraudulently
bore the stamp of a professional
engineer. Th e investigation resulted
in the recovery of the professional engineer’s
stamp which was found in Dellutri’s
home.
“In allegedly forging the credentials of
a professional engineer, this defendant
potentially compromised the integrity of
commercial construction projects and
attempted to circumvent a process meant
to keep city construction safe, according
to the charges,” DOI Commissioner
Margaret Gannett said. “Th ese actions
led to plans being submitted with missing
drawings and other problems that could
have posed risks to the reliability of the
construction work.”
Work at dozens of Queens construction
was put on hold and remain pending,
according to the DOI. Th e Queens
District Attorney’s offi ce is prosecuting
the case.
“Th e defendant in this case is accused of
using a professional stamp in a fraudulent
manner, sidestepping procedures and a
key safety feature,” Chief Assistant District
Attorney John M. Ryan said. “Th ese professional
stamps are a key component in
verifying that a competent, licensed professional
has certifi ed that construction
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plans are in compliance with applicable
city codes and rules. Th is kind of malfeasance
will not be tolerated.”
If convicted on all charges, Dellutri
faces a maximum of up to three to seven
years in prison, according to the Queens
DA’s offi ce.
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