Residents of Sequim, Washington, have expressed concern about an unfinished construction project in the Fair Weather subdivision. They want the city to ensure the project will be completed as promised. Unfortunately, what remains of the…
On June 17, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed multiple pieces of legislation, two of which will provide greater protection to the state’s subcontractors through the use of surety bonds. The Houston Chapter of the American…
In 2008, William Raymond Miller, II pleaded guilty to committing $535 million in surety fraud that reached states as far away as Florida. On June 30, 2011, the Eleventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of…
A bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives on June 24 addresses the incessant fraud that has plagued the freight broker marketplace for years. H.R. 2357, “Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act 2011, FITT,” proposes…
According to an article by Debbie Lurie-Smith of the Jones County News, the Jones County Public Works Committee of the Board of Commissioners is tying to find a solution to deteriorating roads. The county requires…