Contaminated material was illegally dumped on a Rhode Island highway project.

Jo Ann Macrina, a former city water commissioner, will serve a 4.5-prison term, while a former PRAD Group executive also faces criminal charges related to accusations of bribing officials.

An inspector general's report into J. Brett Blanton detailed how he misused government resources while overseeing federal buildings and construction projects.

A temporary retaining wall built without an engineer's review collapsed, killing a worker and injuring another.

US Labor Dept. investigators say painting subcontractor Unforgettable Coatings Inc. falsified records to avoid paying overtime rates and retaliated against workers who complained.

DA Alvin Bragg announced indictments of 24 people and 26 companies in an alleged construction bid-rigging and kickback scheme over a number of years.

Profits from the geotech contracting giant's Australia business may have been inflated by as much as $20 million since 2019.

On $100-million city-funded Massachusetts project, the firms failed to accurately report participation of woman- and minority-owned businesses, state Attorney General Maura Healey alleged in a False Claims Act suit. 

Cash bribe amounts ranged from $1,500 to $3,000, with some exchanged in restaurant bathrooms, prosecutors say.