Bernard Feraca, the Administrative Construction Project Manager with the New York City Department of Sanitation, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument and offering a false instrument for filing, for submitting a fraudulent college diploma to secure his employment with the New York City Department of Sanitation.
On January 22, 2010, Feraca allegedly submitted to the New York City Department of Sanitation’s Human Resource Department a photocopy of a phony Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Miami that was supposedly issued in 1977. The defendant also purportedly submitted a fraudulent resume, stating that he has received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami.
But investigations revealed that Feraca never attended the University of Miami or received a Bachelor of Science Degree.
Feraca is currently suspended from his position without pay. If convicted, Feraca faces a maximum penalty of 19 years in prison.