Michael J. Garcia
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Michael J. Garcia Garcia
Michael J. Garcia, the United States attorney whose office has been investigating the department for more than five years, said the agency had failed to meet a basic responsibility of ensuring that the pumps were in good working order so they could be used in an emergency like the blackout, which knocked out power to 50 million people in the Northeastern United States. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is entrusted with performing critical functions for all the citizens including the provision of drinking water and the prevention of water pollution  according to Garcia.