NEW YORK (AP) — An electrical contractor has been convicted of hiring a no-show master electrician to get more than $200 million in New York City water plant contracts.

Jacob Levita and Schlesinger Electrical Contractors Inc. were convicted Tuesday of scheming to defraud. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. calls it a case of “taking advantage of public agencies.”

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