Hector Collet, a self proclaimed New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene contractor, was charged with multiple counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, Identity Theft, Criminal Impersonation and Petit Larceny, for posing as a City contractor and tricking small businesses into paying him “pre-inspection” fees.
Between July and August 2009, Collet had allegedly received a stolen id card from an AHRC of New York City agent, and fabricated letters indicating AHRC’s subcontract with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Collet supposedly misrepresented himself as a contractor for the City to three local businesses in New York City to conduct “pre-inspections” and charged pre-inspection fees of $60-$75.
If convicted, Collet faces more than 11 years of imprisonment.