Pennsylvania Steel Erector Indicted In DBE Pass-Through Scheme And Suspended On Federally Funded Contracts
If you are a prime contractor working on federally-funded transportation projects, beware of fraud involving the U.S. Department of Transportation’s disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program. A recently exposed “pass-through” scheme involving $27 million in federally-funded contracts scheme was engineered together by subcontractor Century Steel Erectors Co., and WMCC, Inc., a certified DBE.
DBE Fraud Guilty Pleas Result In Sentences Of Probation And Restitution Of $1.3 Million
In my post from yesterday, found here, I reported on the DBE “pass-through” fraud scheme engineered by Carl M. Weber Steel Service, Inc., and Karen Construction, Inc. On January 11, 2016, Dennis and Dale Weber, the owners of Weber Steel, were each sentenced to six months’ home confinement and five years’ probation, and Weber Steel was placed […]
Four Plead Guilty In Fraud Scheme To Obtain $18.7 Million In DBE Subcontracts On PennDOT Projects
Still another “pass-through” fraud scheme involving the U.S. Department of Transportation’s disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program has been exposed, with criminal penalties for all involved. On October 8, 2015, Dennis Weber, Dale Weber, Carl M. Weber Steel Service, Inc., and Judy Noll pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges related to a complex DBE fraud scheme that, incredibly, […]
DGS Issues Preliminary List Of Exempt Steel Products For 2016
The Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) has issued a preliminary and updated list of machinery and equipment steel products which will be exempt under the Pa. Steel Products Procurement Act for 2016. The list was published in the Pa. Bulletin on Saturday, February 6, 2016, and can be found here.
Christopher I. McCabe, Esq.
