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The American Infrastructure

'Overlooked' Conflict-of-Interest Rule Created Confusion on Big Light-Rail Bid

Scott Van Voorhis

February 8, 2018

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How a contract clause threw an important Minneapolis transportation project into turmoil.

SNC-Lavalin CEO To Head Global Business Ethics Push

Debra K. Rubin

February 7, 2018

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Neil Bruce will co-chair CEO-led anti-corruption effort while the firm awaits closure on issues stemming from its 2012 bribe scandal.

Editorial: Be Consistent on Conflict-of-Interest Enforcement

February 7, 2018

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Conflict-of-interest rules are a part of the backbone of public works, eliminating potential corruption, holding down costs and helping to keep up public support.

Ethics

Where The Labor Department Found Corruption at Unions in 2017

Scott Van Voorhis

February 7, 2018

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Union locals and trust funds can be vulnerable to embezzlement and fraud, experts say.

Business Risks

When Is an Engineering Company Real?

A Florida company starts and then stops, leaving only a website and legal tangles

Scott Van Voorhis

January 10, 2018

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Bleu Network is blown away by charges against principal.

Orlando Contractor Faces 60 Years for Workers'-Comp Fraud

November 15, 2017

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The owner of an Orlando-based construction company faces up to 60 years in prison for workers’-compensation fraud involving underreporting the firm’s payroll by more than $6 million, the state Dept. of Financial Services reported recently.

Canada Starts Process To Enact Deferred Prosecution Law

Scott Van Voorhis

October 4, 2017

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Law could aid Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin avoid corporate fraud-charge conviction

Contractor Agrees To Pay $270K Over Vermont Bridge Alterations

Jim Parsons

October 4, 2017

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The U.S. Attorney for Vermont has reached a $270,000 settlement with general contractor J.A. McDonald over allegations the firm intentionally altered critical components for a 2014 bridge project in Bristol, Vt.