Manhattan district attorney admits evidence handling mishaps in case of Henry Chlupsa and vacates his November conviction on lesser bribery and corruption charges.

Bill Helm, a former deputy commissioner of the Chicago Dept. of Aviation and a former IDOT official, was indicted March 6 by a grand jury for bribing former Illinois Senate Transportation Chairman Martin Sandoval

Power Design Inc., a large St. Petersburg, Fla., electrical contractor, has agreed to a $2.75-million settlement with the Washington, D.C., attorney general that will compensate craftworkers and the city to resolve allegations the firm and two subcontractors underpaid workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors.

Justice Dept. effort links with US Attorneys and IG investigators to find bid collusion on government contracts and private sector work that undermines competition, federal officials say.