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New York City Task Force Targets Construction Industry Fraud

New York’s building boom has spurred the formation of a task force to probe corruption in the construction industry after a worker was killed earlier this year. The task force of prosecutors and inspectors was announced last week after two …

Montana Man Sentenced for Construction Fraud

A Montana man has been sentenced to over eight years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $6.5 million in restitution for taking millions of dollars in down payments on steel buildings he never completed. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy …

Guilty Plea for Montana Man in Construction Fraud Case

A Montana man has pleaded guilty to three federal charges for taking millions of dollars in down payments from customers to build steel buildings and instead using the money for his personal benefit. Jonathan Lee Oliver of Missoula solicited payments …