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Road Doctor owner accused of paving way for luxury cars with PPP loan
Prosecutors allege Oumar Sissoko, 59, of Temecula, California, who claimed to own a pothole repair company called Road Doctor California LLC, spent hundreds of thousands…
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Ex-fleet manager accused of bilking $1.6M from company
A federal grand jury has indicted a former fleet manager of Builders FirstSource, a publicly traded construction products manufacturer, alleging Steven Duety used company credit…
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Trump pardons former congressman and maritime advocate
Now-pardoned California Republican Duncan Hunter pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds.
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Feds execute former Louisiana trucker Friday
Former Louisiana trucker Alfred Bourgeois was put to death Friday, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute bid by his attorneys for clemency.
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Supply Chains
Linde GmbH settles US allegations of import fraud for $22 million
German gas manufacturer Linde GmbH allegedly blew hot air at U.S. Customs in its import declarations to fake the value of goods and lower its…
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Rail
Settlement in $48.9 million class-action suit against railway suppliers approved
A district court judge has signed off on a $48.9M class-action settlement for employees of two of the nation’s largest railway suppliers that are alleged…
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Former executive charged with sabotaging shipping records, delaying delivery of PPE supplies
A former Stradis executive has been charged with sabotaging electronic shipping records, which delayed the delivery of critical personal protective equipment to healthcare providers
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Legal issues
Airbus agrees to pay record $3.9 billion to settle bribery claims
Airbus will pay penalties in France, the U.S. and U.K. for using go-betweens to bribe airlines and governments to buy Airbus products.
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Legal issues
YRC Freight, others ask court to dump government suit over alleged DoD overcharges
Government continued to pay for services even though it was aware of carrier’s reweigh policies, YRC, others say.
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Trump nominee Rosen considered key player in emissions rollbacks
If confirmed, the new DOJ deputy could bring with him from DOT potential deregulatory influence.
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