As prosecutors describe it, the abrupt shutdown and looting of Republic Windows and Doors — which put 200 people out of work last December — was in fact part of a scheme nearly a year in the making.
But when the laid-off workers staged a sit-in at the factory for their lost wages, they also threw a wrench in those plans.Richard Gillman, the former president of the company, was arrested in early September on a slew of felony charges and is slated to be formally arraigned later this month. Read more...
