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FHWA Suspends Former New York DOT Employee

On January 26, 2018, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) debarred Jerome Lauzon from doing business with the Federal Government. On September 13, 2017, Lauzon pleaded guilty and was sentenced in Albany City Court, New York, for official misconduct. He was sentenced to a 1-year conditional discharge. He also resigned from his position with the State of New York and paid $9,692.64 in restitution.
 
Lauzon was the engineer-in-charge of a 2012 federally funded highway rehabilitation project in Washington County, New York. He used his position to persuade a construction firm to provide him with nearly $10,000 worth of equipment and services for his personal use, including, but not limited to, a snowblower, car repairs, laptops, computer equipment, and a lawnmower. Lauzon used the credit card of a firm that had been contracted to purchase the items. He acknowledged purchasing the equipment and passing the cost, $9,692.64, onto the project he was overseeing. He also falsified entries in the books and records of the New York State (NYS) DOT by entering the expenses as legitimate, project-related costs.
 
DOT-OIG conducted this investigation with NYS-OIG.
 
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