Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Criminal prosecution still pending against firm members
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Tuesday, April 16
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 …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Birdsall CEO and six others face serious charges
The former CEO of Birdsall Services Group and six other executives and shareholders were indicted Tuesday on charges they allegedly violated state pay-to-pay laws. The Eatontown-based firm has engineering contracts with many municipalities Monmouth and Ocean counties. In the scheme, instead of the company making corporate political contributions to campaigns and political organizations that would disqualify it from public contracts awarded by certain government agencies, shareholders and employees of the firm allegedly made personal political contributions of $300 or less, which are deemed unreportable, according to the attorney general's office. Under state law, personal political contributions under $300 do not have to be reported to the…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The indictment comes less than two weeks after another former executive of Birdsall Services Group pleaded guilty
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
A former executive of Birdsall Services Group, a Monmouth-based engineering firm used by many municipalities, was indicted Tuesday, 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,” …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Executive charged with disguising illegal corporate political contributions as person contributions of employees of the firm
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Philip Angarone, the former director of marketing for Birdsall Services Group, a large Monmouth-based engineering firm, pleaded guilty Nov. 30 for his role in a scheme in which the firm fraudulently avoided the restrictions of New Jersey’s Pay-to-Play Act by disguising illegal corporate political contributions as personal contributions of employees of the firm, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa said. Angarone, 40, of Hamilton (Mercer County), pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels in Ocean County to an accusation charging him with third-degree tampering with public records or information and fourth-degree prohibited corporation contributions through employees. Under his plea agreement, the state will recommend that …
Tom Abbott
3:09 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Though many have forgotten, this is the same Birdsall group hired by newly elected Teaneck Council Member Adam Gussen (and recent Democratic congressional candidate) in 2006. This was shortly after being elected with the help of pay-to-play money from Bergen County Boss Joe Ferriero some of which could be tied directly to Birsall. For more info see http://election.tomabbott.net/PayToPlay/ more ›