Asbestos agent admits submitting falsified inspection reports

Saverio Todaro has admitted to putting hundreds of contractors at danger by exposing them to hazardous asbestos material.

On March 26, Todara, who owns the company SAF Environmental, admitted to falsely claiming that numerous New York buildings he had supposedly “inspected” were absolutely free of asbestos. He had done so by acquiring falsified test benefits.

Todaro has agreed to pay over $300,000 in damages–an amount which will cover most of his false inspection reports. Todaro never set foot in the buildings he had claimed to between the years 2001 and 2009, however, he continuously collected the inspection fee money.

Todaro has also pleaded guilty to 11 violations, and could receive a prison sentence of up to 88 years.

Todaro’s actions are particularly alarming concerning those who were exposed to asbestos due to the inspection agent’s falsified reports. For inhaling airborne asbestos fibers puts those exposed at risk for contracting mesothelioma. Mesothelioma, though a rare cancer, is difficult to diagnose and often goes unseen for several decades. The disease’s latency period tends to, unfortunately, make mesothelioma treatment unsuccessful.

The inspection agent has refused to speak to reporters about the scandal. However, it has been noted that Todaro feels remorse for what he has done, and for endangering the lives of countless contractors.

Todaro’s actions may, in the future, result in individual suits against his company, SAF Environmental. For once mesothelioma doctors diagnosis the contractors with the disease, the employees may sue the company for compensation.