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Office of Inspector General |
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| Title: | President of New York Construction Company Sentenced for Money Laundering Conspiracy Related to Roadway Milling Contract |
| Date: | September 07, 2007 |
| Type: | Investigation |
| Summary: | On September 7, 2007, Thomas Costa, President of Costa Construction in Long Island, New York, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Central Islip, New York, to 1 year and a day incarceration, 3 years probation, and forfeiture to the government of $250,000. In October 2006, Costa pled guilty to an indictment charging him with money laundering conspiracy. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Costa and other defendants conspired to bribe a roadway construction inspector with approximately $25,000. In exchange, the inspector allowed them to over bill the City of New York $1.4 million on a $16 million roadway milling contract. Mr. Costa and his company have been referred to FHWA for debarment consideration. |