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We performed a quality control review (QCR) on the single audit that Eide Bailly LLP performed for the Riverside County Transportation Commission’s (RCTC) fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021. During this period, RCTC expended approximately $626.8 million from U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) programs. Eide Bailly determined that DOT’s major programs were the Federal Transit Administration’s Federal Transit Cluster and the Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program.
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07.14.2023
On June 26, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the U.S. Attorney filed an information charging Neta Centio with conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud. According to the charging document, Centio used CashApp to pay a road test examiner at the Brockton Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) service center to misrepresent that certain driver's license applicants had passed their road tests when in fact they did not show up to take the test. As a result of the fraud, the RMV mailed driver's licenses to unqualified applicants.
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07.12.2023

In 2022, an estimated 42,795 people died in motor vehicle crashes in the United States. To assist in its mission to save lives and prevent injuries, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) created its Special Crash Investigations (SCI) program. The automotive safety community uses the program to improve the performance of advanced safety systems in cars, light trucks, school buses, and other vehicles.

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07.11.2023

Reducing runway incursions—incidents involving unauthorized aircraft, vehicles, or people on a runway—has been a longstanding challenge for FAA. Since the beginning of January 2023, there has been a series of incidents where aircraft have come dangerously close to each other on runways at commercial airports. In response, FAA has taken several actions intended to prevent and mitigate these incursions, including a Call to Action by the FAA Acting Administrator that (1) formed a safety review team focusing on the U.S.

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07.06.2023
On June 21, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida convicted Patrick Longsworth for pointing a laser at U.S. Coast Guard and Miami Dade Police helicopters.
 
Longsworth pointed a laser at U.S. Coast Guard and Miami Dade Police helicopters on multiple occasions. During the investigation, Longsworth debated buying a larger laser to point at aircraft flying over Longsworth’s residence and told that intention to law enforcement officers.
 
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07.05.2023
On June 20, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island sentenced Dennis Ferreira, former Project Superintendent at Barletta Heavy Division, Inc., to 1 year of probation, a $40,000 fine, 100 hours of community service, and a $300 special assessment. Ferreira pleaded guilty to making false statements in connection with highway projects.
 
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07.05.2023
On June 14, 2023, a grand jury in the Southern District of Florida indicted Sanjay Singh on charges related to a $100 million Ponzi scheme through investments in Royal Bengal Logistics, Inc. (RBL), a trucking company owned by Singh in Coral Springs, Florida.
The indictment alleges that Singh misappropriated millions of dollars of investor funds for personal gain, such as paying for personal expenses, renovating Singh’s home, making mortgage payments, and trading stocks on margin.
 
DOT-OIG is conducting this investigation with the FBI.
 
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07.05.2023
On June 13, 2023, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) suspended L.J Electric, Inc., the company's President, Linda Rafferty, its General Manager, John Rafferty, and former Keolis Commuter Services Assistant Chief Engineer, John Pigsley, from participating in all federally funded procurement and non-procurement programs.
 
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07.03.2023
On June 6, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida sentenced Sofien Mlayah to 30 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, $334,499.73 forfeiture, and a $300 special assessment. In March 2023, Mlayah pleaded guilty to charges relating to wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property, and failure to give up possession of household goods. Mlayah was previously indicted in September 2022.
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07.03.2023