Newark lead pipes weren’t all replaced because ... - NBC New York
WEB20 hours ago · JAS Group Enterprise, Inc. had received more than $10 million through its contract with New Jersey's most populated city to implement the plan to replace all its lead water pipes after consecutive ...
Company lied about removing lead pipes in Newark, prosecutors …
WEB16 hours ago · Two officials with a construction company that was hired to replace lead pipes in Newark misled city officials and intentionally left lead pipes that transported drinking water into Newark homes, federal prosecutors alleged Thursday.. Prosecutors claim that in 2021 JAS Group Enterprise’s CEO and a foreperson knowingly left lead pipes underground and lied about it while raking in $10.2 ...
Newark lead: Construction company CEO, foreperson ... - ABC7 New …
WEB15 hours ago · In March 2019, Newark announced plans to replace approximately 18,000 lead service lines. The city gave JAS Group Enterprises a $10 million contract to switch the lead pipes for copper ones.
US Attorney: Construction officials lied about replacing lead …
WEB15 hours ago · Two New Jersey construction officials have been arrested for their roles in an alleged fraud scheme that left Newark residents with lead water pipes. Officials say that one of the construction ...
Company hired to replace dangerous lead pipes in Newark faked …
WEB21 hours ago · A company hired to replace 18,000 dangerous lead water pipes in Newark but billed the city for $10.2 million while using misleading photographs, federal authorities announced Thursday. The CEO of ...
Newark contractor faces fraud claims amid lead pipe replacement
WEB15 hours ago · Published October 3, 2024 5:57pm EDT. Newark. FOX 5 NY. Company replacing lead pipes in NJ accused of fraud. The company hired to replace lead pipes in Newark are now being accused of fraud ...
DOJ alleges fraud in Newark’s lead pipe replacement program
WEB19 hours ago · A utility crew places a toxic lead water pipe onto the road after extracting it from an apartment building and under the street in Newark, New Jersey, on Oct. 21, 2021. The Department of Justice ...
Authorities: contractor scammed Newark in lead line replacement …
WEB17 hours ago · City Of Newark. Authorities have charged contractors for allegedly scamming the City of Newark in connection with its lead line replacement program. Prosecutors allege the head of JAS Group Enterprise, Michael Sawyer and another person with the company had a contract to replace 15-hundred lead service lines to homes and billed the city 10 ...
Newark lead pipe replacement contractor faked the work ... - Yahoo News
WEB18 hours ago · A contractor hired to replace lead pipes throughout Newark faked the work, put residents’ lives at risk and charged the city $10 million for the job, federal investigators said Thursday. JAS Group Enterprise was one of several contractors hired by Newark to replace lead pipes throughout the city. The program was hailed by many as a positive example of how quickly and effectively the ...
'Hallelujah Moment': How Newark Overcame Its Lead Crisis - The New …
WEBAug 11, 2021 · A bipartisan infrastructure bill wending its way through Congress sets aside $15 billion for lead pipe replacement — far less than the $45 billion President Biden had proposed.
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