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Government Contractor to Pay Over $3 Million in Overbilling Scheme Settlement

Government contractor VJ Associates, a group of companies based in Hicksville, N.Y., has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to fraudulent billing and to pay $3.13 million as part of the settlement to resolve both criminal and civil charges. … Continue reading

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Turner Executive Pleads Guilty to Federal Tax Evasion in Bribery Scheme

Vito Nigro, a former Turner Construction Co. project superintendent, pleaded guilty yesterday to federal tax evasion on more than $1.8 million in unlawful payments received from subcontractors. This is the latest guilty plea in a bribery scheme involving several Turner … Continue reading

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Judge Rules in Favor of Jordon Glass in Suit Over Furnace Sale

A judge for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County has ruled in favor of Jordon Glass Corp. in the Sterling Mirror Co. vs. Jordon Glass case over whether the defendant sold Sterling a faulty tempering furnace and washer. The … Continue reading

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Former United Glass Systems Employee Says He Was Fired While Potentially Sick With COVID-19

A former employee of United Glass Systems Corp. has filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court of Southern Florida alleging that the company has violated the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) … Continue reading

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Banks File Motion for Summary Judgment in Aluminum Price Manipulation Case

Banks and aluminum warehouses accused of intentionally inflating prices in the primary aluminum market have submitted a memorandum in support of their motion for summary judgment against all “umbrella” claims made by the plaintiffs. They were accused by first level … Continue reading

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