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Man Named Newman Accused of Pretending to Be Architect in 'Operation Vandelay Industries' Scheme
NY1 ^
Posted on 04/20/2017 4:08:07 PM PDT by csvset
It's a story that reads like a "Seinfeld" episode.
The state attorney general has indicted a man for allegedly pretending to be an architect, an investigation Eric Schneiderman dubbed "Operation Vandelay Industries."
Schneiderman says the man - whose name is, coincidentally, Paul Newman - allegedly drafted renderings for more than 100 buildings in three upstate New York counties.
The state attorney general also accuses Newman of issuing false documents and falsely certifying on those documents that he was a licensed architect, when he was not.
The name of the investigation was a reference to a fake company that George Costanza created on Seinfeld when applying for a job. George also harbored dreams of being an architect on the show.
"Newman" was Jerry Seinfeld's nemesis on Seinfeld's eponymous sitcom.
TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: architect; duh; newman; vandelay; wasitatitleist
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He doesn't look like Paul Newman.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:08:07 PM PDT
by
csvset
To: csvset
Shoulda stuck to import/ export.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:10:21 PM PDT
by
crosdaddy
To: csvset
It's a story that reads like a "Seinfeld" episode.
I don't mind other posters beating me to the punch, but when the article writer does it, it takes all the fun out.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:11:19 PM PDT
by
x
To: x
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:13:25 PM PDT
by
Rastus
To: csvset
Authorities believe he’s now posing as a marine biologist.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:13:37 PM PDT
by
Oratam
To: csvset
Is anyone here as old as me to remember “Numan” at this site?
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:13:37 PM PDT
by
Senator Pardek
( It might be hard for some of the younger Freepers to believe, but in 1982)
To: csvset
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:13:40 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
To: csvset
Well he tried being a latex salesman.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:14:07 PM PDT
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: csvset
He has Latex Salesman written all over him.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:14:32 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Reset Underway!)
To: Oratam
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:16:07 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("The New PTSD: Post-Trump Stress Disorder" - The MLN didn't make Trump, so they can't break Trump.)
To: All
I’ve always wanted to pretend that I was an architect
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:16:41 PM PDT
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John Milner
(Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
To: Oratam
“The sea was angry that day, my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli.”
To: csvset
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:26:00 PM PDT
by
beethovenfan
(I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
To: Senator Pardek
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:30:33 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(DinosorosExtinction)
To: csvset
He may have been better off selling salad dressing and pasta sauce.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:30:39 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: csvset
I will reserve all judgement until the accused is examined by Dr. Van Nostrand.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:33:21 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: crosdaddy
Nah, the diaper imports were full of crap.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:48:37 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(The media is the colostomy bag where truth goes after democrats digest it.)
To: All
Was that wrong? Did I do wrong? Should I have not done that? I’ve got to plead ignorance on this. Because where I come from this kind of stuff happens all the time.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:51:53 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Beware of strong drink. It may cause you to shoot at tax collectors . . . and miss.)
To: csvset
His business card:
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:56:03 PM PDT
by
tellw
To: csvset
Gawsh, THANKS, NY1, for explaining all this to us!! Like most Muricans, I had never herd of Gerry Steinfeld until just now and obviously didn't know he had a tee vee show (whatever one of them things is). Next, please do a article on arkiteks; I'm still pretty fuzzy on teh concept.
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posted on
04/20/2017 4:56:42 PM PDT
by
TXBlair
(We will not forget Benghazi.)
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