The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MICHAEL DINARDO was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court, before U.S. District Judge Naomi R. Buchwald, to two years in prison for his role in a scheme to issue fraudulent safety training certifications. DINARDO pled guilty in May 2011 to conspiring to defraud the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). He was released on bail following his plea, but in December 2011, DINARDO absconded. Judge Buchwald then issued a bench warrant for his arrest. On May 30, 2012, he was located and arrested, and is now in custody.