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…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay $425,000 for Alleged False Claims Related to Conflicts of Interest
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Cape Henry Associates (Cape Henry), located in Virginia Beach, has agreed to pay $425,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to inform contracting…
Contractor Who Stiffed Customer Arrested on Forgery Charge
UTICA, NY – A home improvement contractor hired to do a job in Utica has been charged with forging a document and grand larceny by the Utica Police Department. According to the…
FORMER ALDI EXECUTIVE AND LOCAL CONTRACTOR INDICTED FOR BID FRAUD
East St. Louis, Ill. – On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, a federal grand jury in East St. Louis returned a nine- count indictment charging a former Aldi executive and a local general contractor…
Carlyle in talks to buy U.S. defense contractor ManTech – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc is in advanced talks to buy U.S. defense contractor ManTech International Corp in a deal valuing it at about $4 billion, Bloomberg News reported…
Harrison County contractor admits to fraud
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Bradley Glaspell, of Salem, West Virginia, admitted to defrauding over 70 customers out of more than a half a million dollars through his contracting businesses, United States Attorney…
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ENGINEER PLEADS GUILTY TO TAKING ILLEGAL GRATUITIES FROM POSTAL SERVICE CONTRACTOR
DETROIT – Thomas Berlucchi, a Facilities Engineer for the United States Postal Service (USPS), pleaded guilty today to accepting over $6,500 in illegal gratuities from a USPS contractor announced United States Attorney…
Stoneham Police Officer and Electrical Contractor Indicted in $36 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Mass Save Funds
BOSTON – A Stoneham Police Officer and his brother, an owner of an electrical contracting company, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly paying a Mass Save vendor company…
Former State Unemployment Contractor and Co-Conspirator Indicted for Stealing Unemployment Insurance Benefits
DETROIT – A former contract employee with the State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, and one co-conspirator, were charged today in an indictment for their roles in a scheme to steal unemployment…
Former Defense Contractor Manager Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
WASHINGTON – A former manager for a defense contractor pleaded guilty today to tax evasion. According to court documents and…
YELLOWSTONE CONTRACTOR SENTENCED TO 44 MONTHS ON ASSAULT CHARGES
United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that GREGORY MICHAEL SAMUEL TOTH, age 40, was sentenced for assault with intent to commit a felony at a sentencing hearing held before Federal District Court…
Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing a Government Official
NORFOLK, Va. – A Chesapeake woman pleaded guilty today to bribing a government official. According to court documents, Jennifer A. Strickland 47, agreed to bribe a General Services Administration (GSA) Contracting Official…
U.S. lawmakers say they have ‘serious concerns’ about face-scan contractor
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have opened an investigation into the identity verification contractor ID.me, saying that they have “serious concerns” about the efficacy, privacy and security of…
Postal Contractor Charged With Mail Theft
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Anthony Collier, Jr., age 39, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury…
Two Sentenced for Conspiring with State Contractor in Multi-million Dollar Unemployment Fraud Scheme
DETROIT – A couple from Detroit was sentenced today for their role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State of Michigan and the U.S. Government of…
Project Manager for Mechanical Contractor Admits Role in Change Order Fraud Scheme
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DON C. RICHARDS, 53, of Milford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District…
Warrant Issued for Home Improvement Contractor
LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP, PA – A Pennsylvania contractor has had a bench warrant issued for his arrest after receiving $13,000 from a potential customer and never returning to complete the work, the…
Arson Charges Filed After Contractor Intentionally Set Fire to Trailer
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD – The suspect involved in a fire at a trailer behind a home on Cool Hollow Road on March 8th has been charged with arson, according to the Maryland…
Contractor Who Lied to OSHA Investigators is Sentenced
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Jonathan Mellone, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, and Galen Blanton, Regional Administrator of the…
Home improvement contractor sentenced for bilking customers for work he never did
TONAWANDA, NY – A Tonawanda contractor is heading to prison for up to 3 years after scamming customers and failing to reimburse his victims as directed by the court. Erie County District…
Phony contractor scammed female victim out of $74,000 Sheriff’s Office reports
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL – A man who was impersonating a home improvement contractor made off with $74,000 from a Volusia County woman, police reported on Wednesday. “Sheriff’s detectives are seeking a Central…
Medical Services Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan
Comprehensive Health Services LLC (CHS), located in Cape Canaveral, Florida, has agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to the State Department…
Contractor Pays $930,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medical Services Contracts at State Department and Air Force Facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan
BROOKLYN, NY – Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS), located in Florida, has agreed to pay $930,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely representing to the State…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay Record $48.5 Million to Resolve Claims Related to Fraudulent Procurement of Small Business Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veterans
Spokane, Washington – TriMark USA, LLC of Mansfield, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $48.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and TriMark Gill Group, Inc. (collectively, TriMark), improperly…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay Record $48.5 Million to Resolve Claims Related to Fraudulent Procurement of Small Business Contracts Intended for Service-Disabled Veterans
ALBANY, NEW YORK – TriMark USA, LLC of Mansfield, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $48.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries, TriMark Gill Marketing and Gill Group, Inc. (collectively, TriMark), improperly…
Former Defense Contractor Executive Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
WASHINGTON – An Ashland, Oregon, employee of a defense contractor pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to tax evasion.…
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