Sentences with phrase «fraud by contractors»

Blaming claims fraud by contractors and attorneys, Heritage Property & Casualty is seeking rate increases averaging more than 14 percent for more than 150,000 homeowners it insures in Florida.

Blaming claims fraud by contractors and attorneys, Heritage Property & Casualty is seeking rate increases averaging more than 14 percent for more than 150,000 homeowners it insures in Florida.

Peters urged de Blasio to appoint independent fiscal integrity monitors on all huge technology projects to guard against possible fraud by contractors.

Not exact matches

Over the years, the SIGAR auditing effort has revealed many dubious practices by the US, including instances of contractor fraud.

Jeffrey Mills, former Director of Food and Nutrition Services for D.C. Public Schools is photographed at his home on April 30, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Mills was fired from his job after he reported mismanagement, fraud, and overfilling by one of the school system's largest contractors.

He's been convicted of tax fraud, embezzlement, and has had multiple lawsuits filed against him by contractors who did work on his home.

The Long Island firm was cited by city investigators in 2011 for turning a blind eye to — and benefiting from — years of theft and fraud by a crooked schools contractor.

You shall indemnify The Endocrine Society and its directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors and licensors («The Endocrine Society Indemnitees») against all claims, actions, suits, and other proceedings («Claims») arising out of or incurred in connection with the Site and your use of the Site, your fraud, violation of law, negligence, willful misconduct, or any other use of the Site, the User Materials, the Site Materials, the services, products, information and other materials on and in and made available through the Site, (except to the extent attributable to The Endocrine Society), or any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions and shall indemnify and hold the Endocrine Society Indemnitees harmless from and against all judgments, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys» fees and attorneys» disbursements) arising out of or incurred in connection with such Claims.

NHTSA personnel and contractors use PII about individual car buyers / lessees and sole proprietor salvage auctions and disposal facilities to: (1) determine if individual transactions satisfy CARS program requirements; (2) send information about eligible transactions to a DOT financial management system to process vouchers and cause dealers to be paid by DOT / NHTSA for eligible transactions; (3) compare dealer - entered information in the CARS Database System to purchaser and transactional information already within the system to ensure compliance with program requirements and for audit purposes; (4) confirm proper disposal of trade - in vehicles; and (5) prevent, identify, and investigate program violations and fraud.

The reconstruction itself may have also persuaded non-local lenders to recoup their loans — mortgage companies must monitor home repairs to avoid insurance fraud (either by the homeowner or contractors), and doing so would've been costly for lenders without a local presence.

(1) A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit services organization may not do any of the following: (a) conduct any business regulated by this chapter without first: (i) securing a certificate of registration from the division; and (ii) unless exempted under Section 13 -21-4, posting a bond, letter of credit, or certificate of deposit with the division in the amount of $ 100,000; (b) make a false statement, or fail to state a material fact, in connection with an application for registration with the division; (c) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer; (d) dispute or challenge, or assist a person in disputing or challenging an entry in a credit report prepared by a consumer reporting agency without a factual basis for believing and obtaining a written statement for each entry from the person stating that that person believes that the entry contains a material error or omission, outdated information, inaccurate information, or unverifiable information; (e) charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (f) make, or counsel or advise any buyer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and that is known, or that by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a buyer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; (g) make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business that operates or would operate as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit services organization; and (h) transact any business as a credit services organization, as defined in Section 13 -21-2, without first having registered with the division by paying an annual fee set pursuant to Section 63J -1-504 and filing proof that it has obtained a bond or letter of credit as required by Subsection (2).

A credit repair business and its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit repair business, shall not do any of the following: (1) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance of the services that the credit repair business has agreed to perform for or on behalf of the consumer; (2) Charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration solely for referral of the consumer to a retail seller or to any other credit grantor who will or may extend credit to the consumer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the consumer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general public; (3) Represent that it can directly or indirectly arrange for the removal of derogatory credit information from the consumer's credit report or otherwise improve the consumer's credit report or credit standing, provided, this shall not prevent truthful, unexaggerated statements about the consumer's rights under existing law regarding his credit history or regarding access to his credit file; (4) Make, or counsel or advise any consumer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and which is known or which by the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a consumer reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a consumer or to whom a consumer is applying for an extension of credit, with respect to a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; or (5) Make or use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale of the services of a credit repair business.

We have represented clients in grand jury investigations regarding, among other things, possible fraud by employees who have manipulated the books and records of their employer, trustees who have misstated the assets of trusts, government contractors who have submitted claims for payment based on fraudulent accounting, and auto dealers who have falsely reported inventory.

Represented public works contractor claiming unpaid retention, change order work, and fraud against school district and individual defendant, and defended contractor against breach of contract and false claims by district in three - week California state court jury trial.

Equally, there should be a review of senior management by perhaps an external board, or professionals, to see that all is at it should be.Procurement fraud and employee / contractor fraud types

The False Claims Act is a U.S. federal statute that protects federal government workers who allege fraud against the government by federal contractors.

The draw process not only helps keep you as an investor on time and within budget, but also helps reduce the risk of fraud or theft by a contractor.