Legal Contractor Navillus Ex-Execs Convicted in Union Embezzlement Scheme James Leggate October 25, 2021 No Comments Former president, comptroller and payroll administrator were found guilty on 11 counts following a three-week trial.Read More
Seattle Labor Office Orders Concrete Companies to Pay $2M for Alleged Violations James Leggate September 16, 2021 No Comments Two concrete subcontractors are fined for failing to pay overtime, among other offenses.Read More
Construction Ethics Feds Indict Former Westinghouse Executive in South Carolina Nuclear Plant Fraud Case Scott Judy August 19, 2021 No Comments Jeffrey Benjamin is the fourth person indicted as part of the federal investigation into the abandoned nuclear project.Read More
Former Laborers' Union Chief of Staff Convicted of Health Care Fraud Jonathan Barnes August 2, 2021 No Comments Roderick M. Bennett illegally placed his girlfriend on the union health care plan, according to federal jury conviction.Read More
Prosecutions First Energy Pays $230M Fine for Bribery in Ohio Nuclear, Coal Plant Bailout Agreed fine is the largest for public corruption in Ohio's history Jeff Yoders July 22, 2021 No Comments Ohio utility FirstEnergy pleads guilty to bribery and fraud.Read More
Turner Ex-Construction Manager Gets 51 Months in Bloomberg Bribery Case Eydie Cubarrubia July 12, 2021 No Comments Vito Nigro is the last of two Turner Construction and two Bloomberg LLP executives to be sentenced in the bribery and tax evasion scheme.Read More
Pandemic Ethics Judge Sentences Roofing Contractor Owner in Florida PPP Fraud Case Richard Korman July 1, 2021 No Comments The owner of Target Roofing & Sheet Metal reportedly requested an additional month in his prison term to qualify for substance abuse treatment.Read More
Federal Construction GAO Faults Corps of Engineers on Fast-Tracked Border Wall Contracts Mary B. Powers June 22, 2021 One Comment About $4.3 billion was awarded without competition in the Trump era, a watchdog report says. Many awards lacked full scope details, raising the risk of higher project costs.Read More
Companies Ex-Turner Exec Gets 46 Months for Bloomberg Construction Bribes Eydie Cubarrubia June 15, 2021 No Comments Ronald Olson, the contractor's former deputy operations manager, is the third of four executives implicated in the scheme who has been sentenced.Read More
Who’s the Next Target in Feds’ Nuke Plant Fraud Investigation? Scott Judy June 14, 2021 No Comments Government used an internal Westinghouse email chain to earn guilty plea from former project director Carl Churchman.Read More