NEW YORK (AP) — Days after a construction crane collapsed and killed seven people, authorities announced an arrest: A city inspector was charged with lying about examining the rig 11 days before it fell.

Edward Marquette wasn’t blamed for the collapse itself. But as his trial on falsifying records charges wrapped up Wednesday, his lawyer depicted him as a scapegoat for an accident that shook New York, while prosecutors portrayed him as a laggard exposed by the calamity.