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Contractors, US Reach $3.6M Small-Business Fraud Pact

February 13, 2019

Firm claiming 8A federal contract status was controlled by larger graduate of U.S. Small Business Administration program, the government contends.

Concrete Firm To Pay $1M To Settle Charges of False Records on Dulles Rail Project

Bruce Buckley

February 6, 2019

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Universal Concrete Products and its president and co-owner, Donald Faust Jr., will pay $1 million to settle civil allegations that the firm falsified test records for concrete panels installed on Phase II of the $2.7-billion Dulles Metrorail Project.

Chicago Alderman Catches Statehouse Speaker on Tape Seeking Piece of Hotel Project

February 6, 2019

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A filing by federal prosecutors revealed that Chicago Alderman Danny Solis (D) wore a wire for the FBI for more than three years as a cooperating witness.

Odebrecht Looks to Rebuild Portfolio As Corruption Scandal Lingers

Augusto Diniz

February 5, 2019

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After a tumultuous few years at the center of a national corruption scandal, Brazil-based Odebrecht is looking to move on. And despite ongoing investigations, the firm has continued to book work both in Brazil and abroad.

Organized Labor

Prosecutors Charge Philadelphia Union Leader With Theft, Embezzlement

Jonathan Barnes

February 5, 2019

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The charges conclude a long investigation of John J. Dougherty of IBEW Local 98.

Ethics and Corruption

Former SNC-Lavalin CEO Sentenced to 20 Months in Long-Running Bribe Case

February 2, 2019

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Pierre Duhaime's Feb. 1 guilty plea in Montreal hospital bid corruption comes as new company pressures emerge.

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Carlette Walker: Manager Shined a Light on Failed Nuclear Project's Problems

Scott Judy

Richard Korman

January 10, 2019

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As hearings into South Carolina’s failed nuclear project began last November, it was uncertain whether potential star witness Carlette Walker would even testify.