Contractors hired to replace Newark's lead pipes charged with ...
WEB2 days ago · Federal prosecutors say New Jersey contractors hired to replace lead water pipes in the state’s largest city left lines in the ground and then fraudulently collected payment for work they didn’t do. ... according to the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip Sellinger. Newark, like other cities across the country, struggled for years with ...
Company lied about removing lead pipes in Newark, prosecutors …
WEB3 days 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.
Newark lead pipes weren’t all replaced because ... - NBC New York
WEB3 days 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 ...
Newark lead: Construction company CEO, foreperson ... - ABC7 New …
WEB3 days 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.
DOJ alleges fraud in Newark’s lead pipe replacement program
WEB3 days 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 ...
Newark lead pipe replacement contractor faked the work ... - Yahoo News
WEB3 days 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 ...
After drinking water crisis, Newark is winning war on lead
WEBNov 7, 2021 · NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — On a recent sun-drenched morning, the staccato rhythms of a jackhammer ricocheted off buildings as a work crew dug into a Newark street to remove an aging pipe that carried water — and potentially a poison — to a small apartment building. The new pipe is copper.
'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.
Contractors allegedly took over $10M without replacing lead water pipes …
WEBNEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The CEO of a construction company and a foreperson were arrested on Wednesday for their roles in allegedly lying to Newark's Lead Service Line Replacement Program and ...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says city water is safe despite alleged ...
WEB1 day ago · Donate today. Federal prosecutors are alleging that two contractors for a company that was supposed to replace lead pipes in the city of Newark did not fully do so, but defrauded the city and ...
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