Ethics & Corruption Disadvantaged business subcontracting abuse; contract irregularity and fraud; bribery; overbilling; global ethics; ethics litigation and training//www.pjbjkak.com/rss/121 en-us Kansas Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Veteran, Minority Ownership Fraud Scheme

Matthew C. McPherson forfeited $5.5 million and was sentenced to more than two years in prison without parole.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53388 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53388-kansas-contractor-sentenced-to-prison-for-veteran-minority-ownership-fraud-scheme
Balfour Beatty Unit Will Pay $65.4M in Military Housing Fraud Settlement

A leading private US armed forces housing manager settles criminal and civil cases alleging padded bills and poor maintenance dating back to 2013; firm cites unit restructuring but now has court-ordered outside compliance monitor. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53354 Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:55:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53354-balfour-beatty-unit-will-pay-654m-in-military-housing-fraud-settlement Vermont Contractor to Pay $638K to Settle Federal False-Claims Charges ichniowskit@enr.com (Tom Ichniowski)

Allegations deal with federal-aid bridge contracts in the state.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53249 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:22:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53249-vermont-contractor-to-pay-638000-to-settle-federal-false-claims-charges
Boston Contractor Indicted Over Alleged Safety Record Fraud

Atlantic Coast Utilities had been targeted by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration in connection with a double fatality.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53224 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 17:00:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/53224-boston-contractor-indicted-over-alleged-safety-record-fraud
Contractor Navillus Ex-Execs Convicted in Union Embezzlement Scheme

Former president, comptroller and payroll administrator were found guilty on 11 counts following a three-week trial.


//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52774 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:00:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52774-contractor-navillus-ex-execs-convicted-in-union-embezzlement-scheme
Seattle Labor Office Orders Concrete Companies to Pay $2M for Alleged Violations Two concrete subcontractors are fined for failing to pay overtime, among other offenses. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52432 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:17:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52432-seattle-labor-office-orders-concrete-companies-to-pay-2m-for-alleged-violations Feds Indict Former Westinghouse Executive in South Carolina Nuclear Plant Fraud Case judys@enr.com (Scott Judy) Jeffrey Benjamin is the fourth person indicted as part of the federal investigation into the abandoned nuclear project. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52275 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 16:18:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52275-feds-indict-former-westinghouse-executive-in-nuclear-plant-fraud-case Former Laborers' Union Chief of Staff Convicted of Health Care Fraud Roderick M. Bennett illegally placed his girlfriend on the union health care plan, according to federal jury conviction. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52195 Mon, 02 Aug 2021 20:49:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52195-former-laborers-union-chief-of-staff-convicted-of-health-care-fraud First Energy Pays $230M Fine for Bribery in Ohio Nuclear, Coal Plant Bailout yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders)

Ohio utility FirstEnergy pleads guilty to bribery and fraud.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52137 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 18:01:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52137-first-energy-pays-230m-fine-for-bribery-in-ohio-nuclear-coal-plant-bailout
Turner Ex-Construction Manager Gets 51 Months in Bloomberg Bribery Case

Vito Nigro is the last of two Turner Construction and two Bloomberg LLP executives to be sentenced in the bribery and tax evasion scheme.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52073 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:21:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52073-turner-ex-construction-manager-gets-51-months-in-bloomberg-bribery-case
Judge Sentences Roofing Contractor Owner in Florida PPP Fraud Case kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman)

The owner of Target Roofing & Sheet Metal reportedly requested an additional month in his prison term to qualify for substance abuse treatment.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52039 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:14:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/52039-judge-sentences-roofing-contractor-owner-in-florida-ppp-fraud-case
GAO Faults Corps of Engineers on Fast-Tracked Border Wall Contracts

About $4.3 billion was awarded without competition in the Trump era, a watchdog report says. Many awards lacked full scope details, raising the risk of higher project costs.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51961 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:20:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51961-gao-faults-corps-of-engineers-on-fast-tracked-border-wall-contracts
Ex-Turner Exec Gets 46 Months for Bloomberg Construction Bribes

Ronald Olson, the contractor's former deputy operations manager, is the third of four executives implicated in the scheme who has been sentenced.

http://www.新利luckenr.com/articles/51927 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:23:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51927-ex-turner-exec-gets-46-months-for-bloomberg-construction-bribes
Who’s the Next Target in Feds’ Nuke Plant Fraud Investigation? judys@enr.com (Scott Judy) Government used an internal Westinghouse email chain to earn guilty plea from former project director Carl Churchman. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51918 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:42:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51918-whos-the-next-target-in-feds-nuke-plant-fraud-investigation Former Iron Workers' Union Agent Sentenced for Jobsite Attack yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) < p >前印度a union local manager Thomas Williamson, 70, receives four years in federal prison for 2016 extortion attempt and beating of non-union contractor.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51767 Tue, 18 May 2021 12:14:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51767-former-indiana-iron-workers-union-agent-receives-4-year-sentence-for-job-site-attack
Major Calif. Contractor Pays $725K In EEOC Jobsite Racial Bias Pact Hathaway Dinwiddie denies lawsuit claims of "hostile work environment" on completed $700M University of Southern California project but agreed to payment and anti-bias mitigation. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51741 Thu, 13 May 2021 19:00:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51741-major-calif-contractor-pays-725k-in-eeoc-jobsite-racial-bias-pact Pennsylvania Charges Contractor With $20-Million Prevailing Wage Violation kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman) State attorney general claims Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. diverted funds from craft workers' pension benefits to other employee profit sharing. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51572 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51572-pennsylvania-charges-contractor-with-20-million-prevailing-wage-violation La. Construction Firm Owner, Two Employees Indicted for Tax Fraud

Owner of SES Construction Consulting Group and of Global Technical Solutions and two key staffers allegedly hid hundreds of thousands in wages and other compensation in false tax returns.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51509 Wed, 31 Mar 2021 16:30:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51509-la-construction-firm-owner-two-employees-indicted-for-tax-fraud
Granite Construction Claims Staff, Managers Gave Auditors 'Potentially Misleading' Data kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman)

The company says it has received SEC subpoenas.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51274 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:21:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51274-granite-construction-claims-staff-managers-gave-auditors-potentially-misleading-data
Ohio Political Nonprofit, Generation Now, Pleads Guilty to Federal Racketeering yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders)

Leaders of Generation Now, a PAC created to funnel money to politicians that supported an energy-reform bill that saved FirstEnergy's plants, has pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51273 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:19:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51273-ohios-generation-now-controlled-by-firstenergy-pleads-guilty-to-federal-racketeering
Contractor Suit Claims Harassment, Fraud, Retaliation at Port of L.A. Consultant alleges termination for reported hostile work environment and alleged contract abuses; port confirms internal probe and firm rehiring //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51080 Sun, 24 Jan 2021 11:43:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51080-contractor-suit-claims-harassment-fraud-retaliation-at-port-of-la New Sentence for Ex-Bloomberg Building Exec in NYC Bribery Scheme Anthony Guzzone gets 38-month jail term for U.S. tax evasion; two former Turner execs will be sentenced in February and March. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51074 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:40:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/51074-new-sentence-for-ex-bloomberg-building-exec-in-nyc-bribery-scheme Former South Carolina Utility CEO To Plead Guilty to Nuclear Project Fraud judys@enr.com (Scott Judy) 凯文·马什将面临5年监禁和multi-million-dollar fine. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50806 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 18:17:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50806-former-south-carolina-utility-ceo-to-plead-guilty-to-nuclear-project-fraud Former ComEd CEO, Lobbyist Indicted in Illinois Bribes-for-Rate-Increase Scheme yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders)

Prosecutors also name two other lobbyists, charging the executives with multiple counts of bribery and conspiracy; defendants' attorneys claim their clients are innocent.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50782 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:29:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50782-former-comed-ceo-lobbyist-indicted-in-illinois-bribes-for-rate-increase-scheme
Chicago Developer Who Recorded Officials Asking for Bribes Pleads Guilty in Unrelated Case yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders)

A Chinatown developer pleaded guilty Nov. 13 to wire fraud related to a South Side condominium project.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50714 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 11:26:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50714-chicago-developer-that-recorded-officials-asking-for-bribes-pleads-guilty-in-unrelated-case
Executives of Collapsed Genoa Bridge Operator Are Arrested in Italy reina@btinternet.com (Peter Reina) Charges center around unsafe installation of acoustic barriers that came to light during investigation into the Polcevera viaduct collapse //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50710 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:05:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50710-executives-with-collapsed-genoa-bridge-operator-arrested-in-italy DC Metro Extension’s Precast Supplier Banned from Federal Contracts

The contractor responsible for manufacturing defective concrete panels for the Silver Line Metro extension in northern Virginia was banned from bidding federal transportation projects for three years.

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50581 Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:30:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50581-dc-metro-extensions-precast-supplier-banned-from-federal-contracts
NY Estimating Consultant Settles $3.1M Government Project Fraud Case Vijay Associates, a federal and state subcontractor, padded hours on New York and Massachusetts transit and other projects, says U.S. Attorney in Boston. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50576 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:59:00 -0500//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50576-ny-based-estimating-consultant-settles-government-project-fraud-case-for-31m Ohio Contractor, Former Exec Indicted For Alleged State DOT Bid Rigging Contech Engineered Solutions and ex-VP Brent Brewbaker face multiple federal fraud counts; both defend bids. //www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50458 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:28:00 -0400https://www.新利luckenr.com/articles/50458-ohio-contractor-former-exec-indicted-for-alleged-state-dot-bid-rigging Roofer Charged With PPP Fraud Says Boat Buy With Loan Is Legal kormanr@enr.com (Richard Korman)

But experts contend that terms of the Paycheck Protection Program are clear about the intended purpose of the funds

//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50367 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:44:00 -0400//www.pjbjkak.com/articles/50367-roofer-charged-with-ppp-fraud-says-boat-buy-with-loan-is-legal