Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Granite Construction Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Granite Construction
Penalty:
$8,250,000
Year:
2015
Date:
November 24, 2015
Offense Group:
competition-related offenses
Primary Offense:
fraud
Violation Description:
Granite Construction entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay more than $8 million to the federal government and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Office of Inspector General to resolve a criminal investigation into a disadvantaged business enterprise fraud scheme involving Granite's wholly-owned subsidiary, Granite Construction Northeast,previously known as Granite Halmar Construction Company.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
U.S. Attorney-Eastern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case:
criminal
Prosecution Agreement:
non-prosecution agreement
Facility State:
New York
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
California
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
construction and engineering
Specific Industry of Parent:
construction & engineering
Source of Data:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/granite-construction-pay-more-8-million-forfeiture-and-penalties-engaging-scheme
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
