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Multiple People Plead Guilty in Scam to Rig Bids of Commercial Roofing Projects

Four individuals and one company pleaded guilty in a conspiracy to rig commercial roofing bids around central Florida in a scam that prosecutors say undermines fair competition, according to a Jan. 10 Justice Department press release.

Report Nik Mebane | Feb 14, 2025

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Toyota Subsidiary Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $1.6 Billion for Clean Air Act Violations

On Jan. 15, Toyota subsidiary Hino reached a settlement with the federal government and the State of California to resolve allegations they violated the Clean Air Act, according to a DOJ press release.

Report Jessika Saunders | Feb 14, 2025

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Don’t Drink the Water: Phillips 66 Indicted for Dumping Industrial Wastewater in Los Angeles Sewer, Hiding It

Phillips 66, a Houston-based company, was charged with six counts of violating the Clean Water Act after it allegedly illegally discharged hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater from its Carson oil refinery into the Los Angeles County sewer system, then failing to report the violations to authorities, according to a Nov. 21 Justice […]

Report Strahinja Nikolić | Dec 17, 2024

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Vultures Circle in Aftermath of Florida’s Twin Terrors

As King Louis XV – the one between the Sun King and the man who brought you the French Revolution – might say, “Après le déluge, les arnaques (after the deluge, the scams).”

Feature Raymond L. Daye | Nov 13, 2024