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City Seeks to Conjoin Construction Fraud Lawsuits

SAN FRANCISCO-The city hopes to combine three lawsuits alleging fraud related to three construction projects at San Francisco International Airport that involved Tutor-Saliba Corp., one of the largest construction firms in the United States.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on December 03, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO-The San Francisco City Attorney has sent a notice to the federal district court here that it will seek to combine separate lawsuits alleging fraud in construction contracts at San Francisco International Airport.

All together, the city has filed suit against three construction companies, including Sylmar, CA-based Tutor-Saliba Corp., and three individuals involved in numerous contracts at the airport. The suit against Tutor-Saliba charges multiple violations of federal, state and local laws reportedly reaching more than $30 million in damages, forfeiture of profits and potentially tens of millions more in damages and penalties, according to the city attorney’s office.

The penalties would also come from two other companies–Perini of Massachusetts and Buckley & Co. of Pennsylvania. Perini, Buckley and Tutor Saliba won more than $620 million in contracts, but thanks to allegedly fraudulent actions, the projects now cost more than $980 million dollars–a 58% increase. None of the parties involved could immediately be reached for comment, but all have previosuly denied the allegations.

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