Thousands of taxi drivers overcharged riders more than $8 million by switching the meter to double the rate, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Thousands of taxi drivers overcharged riders more than $8 million by switching the meter to double the rate, according to the Taxi and Limousine Commission.

A flood of 311 calls complaining of housing code violations appears to be the work of home-improvement frauds.

Thousands of New York taxi drivers overcharged riders more than $8 million by switching the meter to double the rate, the Taxi and Limousine Commission said.

David J. Loglisci, the former chief investment officer for New York’s pension fund, told a court of kickbacks.

The man, who was terminated by the city’s Buildings Department in 2007, was charged with selling safety-training certificates for workers who had not received any training.

Now indicted for a second time, Adam C. Hochfelder once ran a partnership that managed or had a stake in eight million square feet.

Now indicted for a second time, Adam C. Hochfelder once ran a partnership that managed or had a stake in eight million square feet.

Now indicted for a second time, Adam C. Hochfelder once ran a partnership that managed or had a stake in eight million square feet.

Two executives of Testwell Laboratories, once New York’s top concrete testing company, were convicted of enterprise corruption in connection with the falsification of tests.