Unlicensed contractor charged with forging permit for Suffolk County pool project
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. — A Huntington man has been charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument after allegedly submitting a fake building permit during a residential construction project in 2021, Suffolk…
Long Island Contractor Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud in Connection with Hurricane Sandy
Alexander Almaraz, the owner of Design Concepts Group LLC (DCG) in Freeport, New York, has been charged in a 20-count indictment with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud, and attempted wire fraud in…
Former Government Contractor Sentenced For Helping Himself To Electronic Devices That He Sold On eBay
WASHINGTON – Dennis Gamarra, 53, of Woodbridge, VA, was sentenced today to one year of probation, to include six months of home confinement, for stealing government property from the Department of…
United States Resolves Civil Claims Against Woonsocket Defense Contractor for Foreign Goods
PROVIDENCE – The United States Attorney’s Office has resolved a civil False Claims Act investigation into Hyman Brickle & Son, Inc., a Woonsocket-based Rhode Island textile manufacturing company that supplies products to…
Yuma Contractor Convicted of Insurance Fraud
PHOENIX, Ariz. – On Tuesday, Isrrael Millan, III, 40, of Yuma, Arizona, was found guilty by a federal jury on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Fraud, eight counts of Wire Fraud,…
Former Federal Contractor Sentenced to 42 Months and $172,500 fine for Bribery Involving Millions in U.S. DOD Contracts
FAIRBANKS – A former government contractor and owner of Best Choice Construction LLC (Best Choice) was sentenced to 42 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release and a criminal…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay over $500,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Obsidian Solutions Group, LLC (Obsidian), located in Fredericksburg, has agreed to pay $510,991.08 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing the Defense Intelligence Agency…
Harrison County contractor sentenced to decade in prison for fraud
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Bradley Glaspell, of Salem, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for defrauding over 70 customers out of more than a half a million dollars…
American Contractor Pleads Guilty in Death of U.S. Military Doctor
A former American military contractor pleaded guilty today to involuntary manslaughter for fatally striking an active duty U.S. Air Force medical doctor with a forklift as she was walking on Al Dhafra…
Contractor dies in rail car accident at Exxon Beaumont, Texas, lube oil plant -sheriff
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A contractor at Exxon Mobil Corp’s lube oil Blending & Packaging Plant in Beaumont, Texas, was killed in a rail car accident at the facility, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s…
Bethel Landscape Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TIMOTHY P. DRAPER, 55, of Bethel, was sentenced today by U.S. Circuit Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in Bridgeport…
Government Prime Contractor Ordered to Pay $1.1 Million for Subcontractors’ Kickback Scheme on Wounded Warrior Program
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – On October 24, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held Management Consulting, Inc. (Mancon), located in Virginia Beach, strictly liable under the Anti-Kickback Act and…
Local contractor pleads guilty to bribery in bid rigging scheme
HOUSTON – A 64-year-old Houston man has admitted to conspiring to commit mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Abraham Joseph pleaded guilty to engaging in the fraud scheme for 12…
Malaysian contractor in U.S. Navy bribery case escapes house arrest – media
(Reuters) – A Malaysian businessman at the center of a major U.S. Navy bribery scandal has escaped house arrest ahead of his impending sentencing by cutting off his monitoring anklet, the San…
Mastic Fence Contractor Charged for Scamming Customers Out of $20,000
MASTIC, NY – A Mastic business owner has been charged after taking over $20,000 from customers for fence work and never providing his services or material. Steven Vitagliano, owner of Line Up…
FedEx cuts ties with delivery contractor Patton, files lawsuit
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES -FedEx Corp on Friday filed suit asking a federal judge to stop one of its largest delivery contractors from spreading misinformation about its business for financial gain,…
Former Senior Executive of Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Evasion Charge
WASHINGTON – A former senior executive for a defense contractor pleaded guilty in the District of Columbua today to tax evasion. …
Former President of the Madison District Public Schools Board of Education and a Local Contractor Charged in $560,000 Bribery Scheme
DETROIT – Albert Morrison, the former President of the Madison District Public Schools Board of Education and local school district contractor, John David, have been charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy…
GIX Selects Hylan as Contractor for Fiber Optic Build via the Port Authority Trans Hudson Tunnel
High Count Fiber Network is First Ever Lower Hudson River Crossing Build Through PATH Transit Tunnels HOLMDEL, N.J., July 12, 2022 — Hylan, a market leading provider of specialized communications engineering, construction, and…
Former Employee of Mechanical Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Inflating Change Orders
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM SACCO, 49, of Pelham, New Hampshire, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport…
Ocean County Approves $224,000 IT Purchase to State Contractor Shutdown by Crippling Malware Attack
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners approved two public contracts with SHI International Corp, to provide a public notification system for the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department and to…
Contractor charged in bribery and bid rigging scheme
HOUSTON – A 64-year-old Houston resident is set to appear in court on charges he participated in a fraud scheme for 12 years, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Abraham Joseph is…
Scam Artist Contractor Arrested After Defrauding Several Toms River Victims
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Police have arrested a scam artist, but others lurk in the community and residents should always beware. According to police, on Thursday, Toms River Police Detective…
Massachusetts Contractor Sentenced for $1.8 Million Payroll Tax Scheme
BOSTON – An Ipswich man who owned and operated numerous Massachusetts businesses was sentenced yesterday for manipulating his payroll to evade over $1.8 million in taxes. George Vasiliades, 58, was sentenced by…
Connecticut Contractor Sentenced for Bribery Conspiracy to Procure Consultation Contracts at Colleges and Universities
BOSTON – The principal of a Connecticut environmental consulting firm was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for paying bribes to procure consulting contracts at higher educational institutions in Massachusetts and…
Connecticut Contractor Sentenced for Robbery Conspiracy to Procure Consultation Contracts at Colleges and Universities
BOSTON – The principal of a Connecticut environmental consulting firm was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Springfield for paying bribes to procure consulting contracts at higher educational institutions in Massachusetts and…
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