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Federal Tipoffs Involving New Jersey Newsletter for Sunday May 31, 2020 ( 3 items )  

Labor Dept. Cites New Jersey Construction Companies For Exposing Employees to Fall, Other Safety Hazards
MARLTON, New Jersey, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AA& B Builders Inc. and Ebenezer General Construction Excavating for exposing employees to safety hazards on a worksite in Ewing, New Jersey. The companies face a combined total of $148,264 in proposed penalties. OSHA's Marlton Area Office initiated an inspection on February 27, 2020, under its local emphasi  more

N.J. U.S. Attorney: Justice Department Sues Gloucester County Company for Fraud in Connection With New Jersey Turnpike Extension Project
NEWARK, New Jersey, May 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, issued the following news release on May 29: The Justice Department sued a Gloucesster County construction company for allegedly defrauding the United States by falsely claiming credit for using disadvantaged business entities, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. C. Abbonizio Contractors Inc., a company based in Sewell, New Jersey, allegedly defrauded the government by claiming to use disadvan  more

U.S. Army Corps Announces Chiefs Report Signing for New York, New Jersey Hudson Raritan Ecosystem Restoration Study
NEW YORK, May 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: Stakeholders are celebrating the recent signing of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chiefs Report which recommends 20 ecosystem restoration projects throughout the New York & New Jersey Harbor Estuary. Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, Chief of Engineers, signed the report for the Hudson Raritan Estuary (HRE) Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study making it eligible for congressional authorization. The Corps' New Y  more