宾夕法尼亚州建筑承包商格伦·霍巴克公司（Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc.Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said。
The company entered its plea to four felony counts of “theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received” on Aug. 3 before President Judge Pamela A. Ruest of the Centre County Court of Common Pleas in Bellefonte, Pa.
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霍巴克在一份声明中指出，这对指控并不认罪。
In addition to the restitution, the company also was sentenced to five years’ probation for each count, to run concurrently.
总部位于宾夕法尼亚州州立大学的霍巴克（Hawbaker）同意由法院指定的公司监护人Alfred B. Robinson Jr。
According to Shapiro’s office, with a restitution of nearly $20.7 million, the case is the largest prevailing-wage criminal proceeding in U.S. history.
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The AG’s office said Hawbaker diverted money intended for prevailing-wage workers’ retirement funds to retirement accounts for all of the company’s employees, including its owners and executives.
该公司还被指控转移资金，这些资金将用于盛行工资工人的健康和福利福利，并使用这些资金来补贴涵盖所有Hawbaker员工的自筹资金健康保险计划的费用。
Shapiro’s office said the Hawbaker company engaged in “artificially inflating its costs by millions of dollars each year and claiming credit for prohibited costs.”
国家调查导致4月8日刑事起诉, which included the charges.
Shapiro's office said Hawbaker received about $1.7 billion in Pennsylvania contracts between 2003 and 2018.
Company's Statement
In a statement, the Hawbaker company said it “is pleased to bring this process to a conclusion and focus on the future.”
It said, “Our company’s decision to plead no contest avoids protracted litigation, which could have jeopardized the livelihoods of our dedicated employees.”
The company added, “We continue to believe that we followed all requirements regarding fringe benefits. The fringe benefit practices challenged by the Office of Attorney General were based upon advice provided by the company’s former attorneys.”
It said, “Hawbaker has always intended to properly pay all of its employees.”
该公司表示，多年来，州和联邦监管机构“广泛审查”其现行工资做法，没有发现不当行为。
It added, “This led us to believe we were properly following all laws, and we did not plead guilty.”
The company continued, “We fully cooperated in this process and proactively addressed concerns raised by the attorney general’s office. As stated by the attorney general, we are making past and present employees whole.”
