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What We Looked At
In accordance with the Government Corporation Control Act of 1945, we audited the financial statements of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC), a U.S. Government Corporation, as of and for the years ended September 30, 2018, and September 30, 2017.
 
What We Found
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11.16.2018

As required by the Inspector General Act of 1978 (as amended), this Semiannual Report summarizes the activities of the Office of Inspector General for the preceding 6-month period.

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11.14.2018
On November 6, 2018, after a 7-day trial in U.S. District Court, Syracuse, New York, Nathaniel P. Lorenz was found guilty by a jury on nine counts of mail and wire fraud charges. Lorenz, owner of ACME Powerwashing, Inc. (ACME), was charged by indictment in January 2018.
The evidence at trial established that Lorenz, a former police officer and sheriff’s deputy, submitted fraudulent invoices to NYSDOT to conceal that he had not bought the materials he needed to fulfill his contracts.
 
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11.14.2018
On November 2, 2018, Dandrow Painting, Inc. (Dandrow), Plattsburgh, New York, entered into a civil settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York. Dandrow agreed to pay $350,000 to resolve allegations of improper billing on federally funded bridge cleaning and sealing projects.
 
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11.14.2018
On November 1, 2018, Kiewit Constructors, Inc. (Kiewit), a New Jersey-based construction company, entered into a civil settlement agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey. Kiewit agreed to pay $1.87 million to resolve allegations that it improperly reported Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation on a federally funded construction project.
 
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11.13.2018
On November 1, 2018, a five-count indictment was unsealed in U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts, charging Yat Kuen Chan and Le Wen Wu with conspiracy and bribery. According to the indictment, the two individuals played a role in a scheme to bribe a safety investigator at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). On the same day, DOT-OIG and FBI agents arrested Wu, the owner and sole corporate officer of L&W Travel Inc. (L&W), a passenger bus charter company purportedly located in Boston.
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11.13.2018
On October 26, 2018, Taras Chabanovych was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, to 60 days’ time served, 2 years’ supervised release, a $226,620 criminal forfeiture, and a $100 special court assessment. Chabanovych pleaded guilty on May 24, 2017, to an indictment that charged him with conspiracy to cause the production of fraudulent commercial driver’s licenses (CDL).
 
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11.13.2018
On August 31, 2018, the U.S. District Court in Worcester, Massachusetts, ordered Ryan Miller and Dusten Miller to jointly pay restitution in the amount of $1,295,619.31 to 11 different banks, credit unions, and individuals. Dusten Miller was ordered to pay an additional $18,228.27 in restitution to an aircraft finance company.
 
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11.09.2018