Empire school facing lawsuits over mismanagement and losses
Empire's collapse stems from high loan defaults and alleged mismanagement by former owners Alex and Kathy Guerino, now sued by Canterbury which bought the school in 1987. Regulators cited coercive recruiting, poor training hours, and housing issues, while DMV and DOT found lax standards and faulty vehicles.
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Pikus
Alex
Kathy Guerino
Utica
Empire
Guerinos
Canterbury
Alex Guerino
Inspecting NTTS fleet drew DMV scrutiny in Syracuse area
Over four years state DOT stopped two of every three tractor trailers for safety checks on brakes tires and suspensions. NTTS the largest Syracuse school inspects its own trucks with DMV approving the system after three unannounced visits. Past inspections at Caron's Mobil faced indoor service rules violations and questions about sticker handling and accuracy.
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Carl
Kathy Guering
State Department of Education
The
Herald-Journal
Empire
Syracuse
Lce
Oneida
Herkimer
State Department of Transportation
DOT
National
Tractor Trailer School
NTTS
Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV
Buckley Road
Clay
Tom Caron
Mobil
Henry Clay
Caron
University Hill
Adams Street
Charles Britton
Chitten
William Arendt
Agency
Vehicle Safety Services
Burt Bogart
Mexico
Bogart
William Mocarski
Harry Kowalchyk Jr
Mail Abraham
Fulton
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Route 5
State Education Department
Education Department
State Attorney General's Office
Nicla Carl
Ifred Bruni
Bruni
Pennsylvania
Wayne C. Scott
Market Street
Richard Haag
Nthony Mingione
Utica Observer-Dispatch
Federal Department of Education
Federal Education Department
Eviewers
Christopher Curry
Joseph Vollaro
Hhe
Margaret Gallaway
Guerino
Pittsburgh
Las Vegas
Riverside School of Aeronautics
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Liverpool
Kenworth
Pascarella
Mocarski
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Akron
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