Prosecutors target bottle deposit scam

By abc7NY
QUEENS The recycling company's owner is accused of sending previously redeemed containers back to Long Island in exchange for a cut of the profits.

Prosecutors say a store owner distributed the containers to other retailers. They were redeemed by apparently unwitting beverage wholesalers, which had to pay the nickel deposit and 2-cent handling fee.

Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo were announcing the crackdown Tuesday. The investigation was expanded following some arrests last month.


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