Alexander Shaporov had his head down as a judge arraigned him and five co-defendants on charges of reckless endangerment, filing false documents and enterprise corruption.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said Shaporov’s company Valor Security and Investigations provided safety certifications to more than 20,000 construction workers, but prosecutors allege it didn’t provide the proper training.

“In a word this is unacceptable,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Nineteen people, including a NYCHA foreman and two master plumbers, are also charged with acting as brokers connecting people to what the investigators said were fraudulent cards.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg presented an example of a text message he says was between Shaporov and someone trying to get a card for 40 hours of safety training.

The text read, “How fast can you get me a 40 hr Richard if I ordered today?”

Bragg said this school was putting New Yorkers and construction workers at risk.

“Fraud could mean life or death not only for the hard-working workers on our construction sites, but for all of us. Pedestrians and motorists who navigate around these sites every day,” Bragg said.

A 36-year-old construction worker died in 2022 after falling from the 15th floor of a construction site.

Investigators said Valor claims the worker had 10 hours of certified safety training. However, Bragg’s office alleges he never actually took any classes.

The city’s Office of Investigations recommends a solution moving forward — a time stamp system in a database to make sure construction workers are logging the correct hours spent in training.

The defendants all plead not guilty Wednesday. They were released on their own recognisance.

NY1 reached out to an attorney for one of the defendants. They declined to comment. The next court date is in April.

For construction workers with one of these allegedly fraudulent cards, the Department of Buildings advises them to get proper and adequate training immediately.