Westchester Contractor Must Pay $2.6M In I-287 Fraud Case

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Yonkers Contracting Inc., a Yonkers company that nearly 10 years ago led an over-budget and delayed renovation of Interstate 287, will pay $2.6 million to settle a fraud case brought about by authorities, according to lohud.com.

James O'Rourke

11/07/2015 3:00 p.m.

According to lohud.com, the company at 969 Midland Ave., agreed to fine Tuesday.

According to lohud.com. Yonkers Contracting sub-contracted 2.5 percent of the $144 million deal to Global Marine Supply Co.

Under the agreement entered into with the state in 2006, Yonkers Contracting had agreed to sub-contract at least 8.03 percent of the $144 million to 15 "disadvantaged" companies, lohud.com reported.

Though Global Marine was included as one of the disadvantaged companies, prosecutors alleged it was a "pass through" business that allowed Yonkers Contracting to work with another vendor, according to the report.

Read the full story at lohud.com.

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