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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope Of Federal Fraud Statutes In Connection With False DBE Reporting On Federally Funded Projects
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Kousisis v. United States, affirming a six-year prison sentence for a contractor convicted of federal wire fraud for misrepresenting use of a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) supplier on a project. The Court held that inducing a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses — even if the defendant did not intend to cause economic loss — gives rise to criminal liability.
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Federal Fraud Statutes in Connection with False DBE Reporting on Federally Funded Projects | JD Supra
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Kousisis v. United States, affirming a six-year prison sentence for a contractor convicted of federal wire fraud for misrepresenting use of a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) supplier on a project. The Court held that inducing a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses — even if the defendant did not intend to cause economic loss — gives rise to criminal liability.
Prompt Payment Laws Continue To Trend In Favor Of Contractors
This article originally appeared in ABA Construction on December 6, 2023. Reprinted with permission. Prompt payment laws continue to disrupt the construction industry, eliminating past practices by requiring timely payments for contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. Prompt payment laws vary across states, with each jurisdiction establishing its own framework to ensure timely compensation in the construction industry.
Construction project execs beware: Prompt Pay Act means business
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Construction Project Executives Beware: The Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act Means Business | JD Supra
If you are an executive involved in a Massachusetts construction project, the routine pay applications you exchange in the ordinary course must now receive your utmost attention — as any failure to reject a pay application in strict accordance with the law will result in approval. On June 7, 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, in Tocci Bldg. Corp. v. IRIV Partners, LLC, 101 Mass. App.
Construction Project Executives Beware: The Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act Means Business
If you are an executive involved in a Massachusetts construction project, the routine pay applications you exchange in the ordinary course must now receive your utmost attention — as any failure to reject a pay application in strict accordance with the law will result in approval. On June 7, 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, in Tocci Bldg. Corp. v. IRIV Partners, LLC, 101 Mass. App.
Construction Project Executives Beware: The Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act Means Business
If you are an executive involved in a Massachusetts construction project, the routine pay applications you exchange in the ordinary course must now receive your utmost attention — as any failure to reject a pay application in strict accordance with the law will result in approval. On June 7, 2022, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, in Tocci Bldg. Corp. v. IRIV Partners, LLC, 101 Mass. App.
How Coronavirus Is Effecting the Construction Industry: An Evolving Tracker of Construction Shutdowns Across the United States | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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