Monday, April 15, 2013
Criminal prosecution still pending against firm members
A settlement between Birdsall Services Group and State Division of Criminal Justice was reached on Monday afternoon for what was called a "civil forfeiture action," according to a press release from Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa. According to the settlement Birdsall will pay the state a total of $2.6 million including $2.5 million in forfeiture and $100,000 to cover the state's attorneys fees in the bankruptcy action. Most of the funding for the payment will come from "the cash surrender of certain 'key man' life insurance policies," from officers and former officers who are under indictment according to the release. The remainder will come from cash on hand. Birdsall will also set up a $1 million fund that will be used to pay up to …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Several of firm's employees were indicted last month
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Thursday, April 11
Birdsall Services Group, an Eatontown-based engineering firm, furloughed its 300 employees Wednesday, after a federal judge blocked the payment of the indicted firm’s payroll and other expenses, according to an article on the Asbury Park Press. Birdsall's former CEO and six of its executives and shareholders were indicted last month on charges they allegedly violated state pay-to-pay laws. U.S. District Court Judge Michael A. Shipp blocked the release of any cash from the the firm’s accounts until a hearing can be held Monday on the state Attorney General’s appeal of the company’s bankruptcy filing, according to the report. As a result, Birdsall canceled processing of its payroll for Friday’s payday, according to court documents. “With no …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Monmouth firm worked on Belmar boardwalk plans, but is under investigation for alleged Pay-to-Play violations
Re-examing Belmar's relationship with Birdsall Engineering Group, the firm where several current and former employees face alleged Pay-to-Play violations, won't come until some projects underway are finished, officials discussed tonight. But Belmar council members said the borough administration should discuss whether it should use Birdsall for future projects. Open projects now underway with Birdsall are the boardwalk rebuild and other beachfront projects. Councilman Jim Beam brought up the issue in tonight's council workshop session, after hearing news of an indictment yesterday of seven Birdsall employees and shareholders, including one who previously worked as Brick Township administrator. Birdsall has been under investigation for …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Belmar man's indictment comes less than two weeks after another former executive of Birdsall Services Group pleaded guilty
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
A former executive of Birdsall Services Group, a Monmouth-based engineering firm, was indicted today, less than two weeks after another executive pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to avoid the state's pay-to-play regulations. Thomas Rospos, 60, of Belmar was indicted after being accused of disguising illegal corporate political contributions as personal contributions by employees of the firm, according to a release from the Attorney General's Office. “Mr. Rospos allegedly conspired with others at Birdsall Services Group to circumvent New Jersey’s pay-to-play law through a fraudulent scheme in which extra bonuses were paid to employees to reimburse them for making unreported political contributions,” said Attorney General Jeffrey …
Sean Conneamhe
7:08 pm on Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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