Construction company CEO, foreperson accused of failing to replace lead pipes in Newark

Construction company CEO, foreperson accused of failing to replace lead pipes in Newark

The Justice Department says the contractors hired by the city lied about replacing lead pipes -- putting people's health in jeopardy.

Company lied about removing lead pipes in Newark, prosecutors allege • New Jersey Monitor

Prosecutors allege two contractors knowingly left lead pipes underground and lied about it while raking in millions in government funds. (Getty Images)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 …

Contractors lied about replacing lead water pipes in Newark, federal prosecutors say

The Lead Service Line Replacement Program in Newark, touted as a major success and a blueprint for other U.S. cities, was tainted Thursday after federal prosecutors alleged that one of the contractors hired to replace lead pipes didn’t fully finish the job. 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 consec…

NJ Contractors Accused of $10M Fraud Over Lead Pipe Replacement in Newark - USA Herald

Federal authorities have charged two individuals from a New Jersey construction company with defrauding the city of Newark out of $10.2 million for lead pipe replacement work that was never performed. Michael Sawyer, CEO of JAS Group Enterprise Inc., and Latronia Sanders, a foreperson, are accused of submitting false documentation to the city to conceal Two NJ contractors have been charged in a $10.2 million fraud for failing to replace lead pipe

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