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Restitution hearing held in fraud case

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“A restitution hearing for a 2010 fraud case was held Thursday afternoon in Judge Daniel Merritt Jr.’s court.

In April, Robert Contorno, 50, pleaded no contest to charges of organized fraud of less than $20,000 and was sentenced to five years probation. As part of the plea deal, Contorno agreed to pay restitution to multiple victims.

Back in 2009, Contorno’s Click Construction company was hired by four Spring Hill residents to fix sinkholes on their property. A sheriff’s office investigation found the Palm Harbor man relied on a non-certified engineer to prepare sinkhole reports and filed false documents to collect money from insurance and mortgage companies. Contorno hired a certified engineer to sign off on the reports after the fact.”

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Sentencing delayed for convicted Staunton contractor

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“Sentencing today for a Staunton contractor convicted in March on three counts of commercial fraud has been delayed until next month, court records show.

Jeffrey T. Jennings, 33, was convicted in Augusta County Circuit Court for filing false paperwork with the Virginia Department of Transportation in an effort to hide uninsured vehicles.

Jennings, owner of Legacy Builders, which was contracted by the state for snow-removal services, filed false paperwork at the Staunton Virginia Department of Transportation office between 2007 and 2009 by claiming he had obtained insurance for his fleet of vehicles, according to the Augusta County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.

Jennings then collected thousands of dollars in fees after providing the fraudulent paperwork, which resulted in the charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. Following a probe by Virginia State Police, the Augusta County grand jury indicted Jennings in October.”

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NRC Issues Order To TVA Regarding Falsified Documents At Watts Bar Unit 2 Construction

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“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Confirmatory Order to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which agreed to a series of corrective actions regarding the falsification of work records at the Watts Bar Unit 2 construction project in 201

An NRC investigation concluded that two subcontractor employees deliberately falsified documents indicating required work had been done when in fact it had not been. Both subcontractor employees were prosecuted by the Department of Justice, and in light of that action, the NRC declined to take further enforcement action against them.”

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Broward County, Fla. Accuses Three Firms of Small Business Misrepresentation

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“Three construction companies — two locally owned by brothers — misrepresented their status in a county project so one of the firms could be improperly paid as a small business, Broward County’s inspector general concluded.

In a 77-page report released Wednesday, Inspector General John W. Scott said the companies “orchestrated a scheme” to have Stanford and Sons Trucking Co. of Pompano Beach receive more than $400,000 in money that under county law was supposed to have gone to a small business.

The finding spurred County Administrator Bertha Henry to order the county attorney and other departments to pursue “all remedies available” under law to resolve the case. “The incidence of contractor misconduct, misrepresentation, falsehoods, and scheming … necessitates immediate action by the county,” she wrote.

According to Scott’s report, the county awarded a contract to Giannetti Contracting Corp., of Sterling Heights, Mich., to oversee a $6.5 million water and sewage project in Dania Beach in 2011. Under a 2009 county law, a portion of all projects must be awarded to small businesses, in this case 15 percent.

The report said Giannetti Contracting provided documents to the county “falsely representing” that Chin Diesel of Pembroke Pines, a certified small business, worked on the project. Giannetti then issued a check to Chin Diesel for $369,530. But the work, the inspector general said, had been done by Stanford and Sons, which listed Chin Diesel as a subcontractor.”

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