People v. Eastco Building Services

OPINION OF THE COURT

Daniel P. Conviser, J.

Findings of Fact

On July 10, 2008, defendant Eastco Building Services pleaded guilty to one count of offering a false instrument for filing in *865the first degree pursuant to Penal Law § 175.35, a class E felony. Eastco is a company which contracts to provide building maintenance services to government agencies and private companies. In a written plea agreement signed on the date of the plea, Eastco admitted that it had engaged in a collusive bid with a second company on a New York City Department of Education contract. As a part of its plea, Eastco…