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…
Pentagon seeks to boost competition in shrinking defense contractor base
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration released a report on Tuesday detailing recommendations to boost competition in its defense industrial base because rapid consolidation has created a national security risk. The number of…
Former Employee of Mechanical Contractor Admits Inflating Change Orders
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM SACCO, 49, of Pelham, New Hampshire, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S.…
Former Government Contractor Executives Indicted for Unlawful Campaign Contributions
WASHINGTON – Three Hawaii-based executives of a government contractor were indicted today in the District of Columbia for allegedly making unlawful campaign contributions to a candidate…
Private contractor to scrap facial recognition requirement for U.S. agencies
By Kanishka Singh – Private contractor ID.me said it will drop the facial recognition requirement in the identity-verification software used by several U.S. states and federal agencies, after backlash over the technology’s…
Former Sun Prairie Electrical Contractor Sentenced to 18 Months for Failing to Pay Employment Taxes
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joseph Kott, 44, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James…
United States Army Research Biologist and Contractor Charged in Bribery Scheme at Aberdeen Proving Ground
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jason Edmonds, age 43, of North East, Maryland, with conspiracy and bribery. Co-defendant John Conigliaro, age 60, of Kingsville, Maryland…
Prosecutor says contractor took $75,000 for construction job, but spent the money in Atlantic City and lavish gifts for himself
WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ – Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Riverton Police Chief John Shaw announced that a 51-year-old Williamstown contractor has been charged with taking nearly $75,000 as a down payment for…
Biden’s migrant air transport security contractor says shipping illegal immigrants around country a betrayal to the American people
WESTCHESTER, NY – Fox News host Greg Gutfeld called it democracy dying in darkness as the Biden administration transports thousands of illegal immigrants across America in the dead of night. In Westchester,…
Federal contractor wins $30,000 top prize on Peppermint Payout game
LUTHERVILLE, MARYLAND – While “Bonus Blessing” loaded her husband’s birthday gift with scratch-offs, Lady Luck gifted her a $30,000 surprise. When a Lutherville mother of two spotted a Lottery vending machine during…
Justice Department announces global resolution of criminal and civil investigations with housing contractor for defrauding U.S. military
SAVANNAH: Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the nation’s largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S. Armed Forces, pled guilty to defrauding the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force,…
Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations with Privatized Military Housing Contractor for Defrauding U.S. Military
Today, the Department of Justice announced a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the…
Information Technology Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $1.3 Million to Settle Federal False Claims Act Allegations of Overbilling
Baltimore, Maryland – Virginia-based Telophase Corporation (“Telophase”) has agreed to pay the United States $1,389,509 million dollars to resolve federal False Claims Act allegations that it overbilled the National Aeronautics and Space…
Government Contractor Indicted for Bribing Public Official
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment charging a North Carolina man with engaging in a bribery and fraud scheme with a former contracting officer for…
Former Defense Contractor Arrested for Attempted Espionage
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams and Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division announced that John Murray Rowe, Jr., 63, of Lead, South…
Philadelphia Contractor Convicted at Trial of Bribing OSHA Inspector
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Tony Ren, 58, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was convicted today at trial for bribing a public official from the Occupational Safety and Health…
New Hampshire Roofing Contractor Sentenced for Filing a False Tax Return
BOSTON – A New Hampshire roofing contractor was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with failing to report income from his roofing and siding business to the Internal Revenue…
Mayor of Cataño Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Millions in Municipal Contracts and Contractor Arrested for Paying Bribes
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – A mayor pleaded guilty yesterday in Puerto Rico on a criminal charge related to his involvement in a bribery conspiracy in which he received weekly cash payments…
Kitchen contractor stiffed customers after not delivering services
LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ – On 11-17-2021, William T. Newmiller Jr., age 56 of Havertown Pennsylvania was charged by Little Egg Harbor Twp. Police Department Detective Bureau with Theft and Failure to…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay Nearly $3.5 Million to Resolve Allegations it Overcharged U.S. Navy
BOSTON – Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Draper), a Cambridge-based non-profit research company and defense contractor, has agreed to pay nearly $3.5 million to resolve allegations that it improperly overcharged U.S. Navy…
State Contractor Sentenced in $3 million Unemployment Fraud Scheme
A Detroit woman was sentenced today to 58 months in federal prison after having pleaded guilty for her role in a multi-million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme aimed at defrauding the State…
New Jersey contractor to pay $175k to resolve prevailing wage violations
TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that a telecommunications contractor will pay $175,000 to resolve allegations that the company defrauded the state while denying its workers the wages…
Connecticut Employment Contractor Pays $600K to Resolve Federal False Claims Act Allegations
The United States Attorney’s Office today announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with New Britain-based CW Resources Inc. to resolve allegations that CW Resources submitted claims that falsely certified…
Attorney General James and State Police Superintendent Bruen Announce Conviction of Contractor for Defrauding Homeowners Out of More Than $50,000 in the Capital Region
Dwight Fiero, Who Falsely Claimed to Be a Combat Veteran, Pleaded Guilty to Felony Scheme to Defraud and Grand Larceny NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit for Overbilling in Federal Contracts
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc., formerly known as Airbus Defense and Space Inc. (ADSI), has agreed to pay to the United States $1,043,475 to resolve allegations that it violated the False…
Government Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Overbilling in U.S. Defense Contracts
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A U.S. Government contractor has agreed to settle allegations that the company improperly billed fees on U.S. defense contracts involving a number of federal agencies. Airbus U.S. Space &…
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