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#1 California Contractor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud After Underreporting Nearly $1M in Payroll

May 2 2024 // Kent Bo Fridolfsson, 67, of Benicia, California, pleaded guilty to six charges of insurance fraud and grand theft after a joint investigation with the California Department of Insurance, Solano County District...

#2 Missouri Roofing Contractor Cited for 21 Violations in Fall Hazard Exposures

May 10 2024 // Federal workplace safety inspectors have cited a Missouri roofing contractor for 21 violations for illegally exposing roof workers — five times in seven weeks — at six Wentzville residential worksites to the dangers of...

#3 Washington Contractor, Grower Face $650K in Fines After Worker Dies in Apple Storage Room

May 17 2024 // Two Washington companies face a combined $650,000 in fines for violations in connection with a worker who died from asphyxiation after entering an apple storage facility where the oxygen had been removed from the air. The...

#4 Jury Weighing Military Contractor’s Claim of Immunity for Abu Ghraib Abuse

Apr 24 2024 // A lawyer for the military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors Monday that the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people. “If you believe they were abused...