News Construction firm pleads guilty after fatal fall on its property A construction firm in Long Island, New York pleaded guilty on Friday (5 January) to three criminal charges after a worker fell from a roof on the company’s own property…
News Florida businessman sentenced in $3.5m tax fraud case An Orlando businessman will serve up to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the US government of $3.5m in tax revenue. Wendel Algarin was found guilty of aiding…
News Chinese property group files $1.38bn lawsuit over contaminated land Confidence in China’s embattled property sector took another hit this month when a major Shanghai developer revealed it had filed a $1.38bn lawsuit against a steel company accusing it of…
News Aecom pays $11.8m to settle Hurricane Katrina allegations US engineer Aecom has agreed to pay $11.8m to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the replacement of educational facilities…
News 22 jailed in Vietnam over defective $1.4bn expressway A court in Vietnam has sentenced 22 people to prison terms of up to six years for malpractice and negligence in building a major expressway. It also fined five contractors…
Perspectives A good day for adjudication in Ireland: DNCF Ltd v Genus Homes Key takeaways from the case: This case – DNCF Ltd v Genus Homes Ltd [2023] IEHC 490 – shows that the Irish High Courts will not resist the enforcement of…
News German police find gun and Taser in construction fraud investigation Three men working in the German construction industry have been jailed for a total of 14 years and one received a suspended sentence for defrauding the state out of tax…
News European Commission raids construction chemical companies over cartel fears The European Commission said on Tuesday it was carrying out unannounced antitrust inspections in the construction chemicals sector of several member states. It said there were concerns that companies may…
News Dutch firms penalised for helping to build Russia’s bridge to Crimea Four unnamed Dutch firms and eight individuals have been penalised in the Netherlands for helping Russia build a bridge to Crimea between 2014 and 2017 in breach of EU sanctions,…
News Four face decades in prison over multi-million dollar cancer fraud Four people have been indicted over a $5-10m extension to a cancer centre in Florida, awarded by the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A reimbursement of $4.8m is being…
News US government to restore Native American sacred site after losing 15-year legal battle The US government has agreed to restore a sacred First Nation site in Oregon after a 15-year battle in the Supreme Court. The Place of Big Big trees, on the…
News US equality watchdog sues Balfour Beatty’s US arm over sexual harassment claims Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, a US subsidiary of the British contractor, has been sued by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), who allege that a female truck driver suffered “severe…
News Construction boss indicted after ‘locking worker in apartment’ An upmarket New York contractor has been charged with defrauding its workers and breaking New York’s Workers’ Compensation and Labour laws. Both the All Luxury Contracting Corp and its president…
News Former prime minister of New Zealand ordered to pay millions following company collapse Jenny Shipley, New Zealand’s prime minister between 1997 and 1999, has been ordered to pay US$3.9m after the collapse of the Mainzeal construction company, for which she was a director.…
News China Railway ex-boss guilty of taking bribes worth nearly $8m The former general manager of China State Railway Group yesterday pleaded guilty to taking bribes over a period of 18 years, China Daily reports. Sheng Guangzu, 74, was on trial…
News Australia concludes sting on $92m illegal employment ring A two-and-a-half year investigation carried out by the Australian Border Force and Australian Taxation Office has led to the conviction of four Chinese nationals working in the construction industry in…
News Kentucky construction owner convicted of fraud on $15m contract The founder of a South Carolinian construction company has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering after a six-day trial. Antoine Berenyi, 63, was the founder of Charleston-based contractor…
News Hungary referred to court over building material fixed price rules The European Commission has decided to refer Hungary to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for setting fixed prices for building materials such as sand, gravel, and cement. It objects…