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REPORTAR FRAUDE, DESPERDICIO O ABUSO
Date Published
Marzo 17, 2015
News Type
Artículo
Link to Original
nj.com

TRENTON -- The owner of a Bayonne plumbing and heating company admitted in federal court today to colluding with other contractors to secure projects funded by federal grants, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

John Youngclaus, 43, of Bayonne, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton to an the theft of $224,250 in government funds.

Youngclaus faces up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 when he is sentenced on June 22.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Youngclaus, the owner of JRY Plumbing and Heating, rigged the bidding process projects funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants, through the city's Department of Community Development.

Last month a Bayonne police officer and his wife, who is a city worker, were charged with illegally obtaining a $20,000 federal loan through the same city agency...