Is anyone actually surprised by this? They keep digging into our pockets for more money but yet our roads keep getting worse. Pay attention to the quality of paving work in recent years. It’s horrible! The money that should be spent on better quality materials and work is lining the pockets of corrupt officials.
Interesting how they did not name the Contractors involved and if guilty these Contractors should banned for life. The bigger story behind these indictments is that the SC Attorney General, Alan Wilson Supported a Brief in Federal Court to eliminate the SCDOT DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) program. This program supports socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses to compete for federally funded projects. There are 51,000 DBE businesses across the country that employ approximately 500,000 people.
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Is anyone actually surprised by this? They keep digging into our pockets for more money but yet our roads keep getting worse. Pay attention to the quality of paving work in recent years. It’s horrible! The money that should be spent on better quality materials and work is lining the pockets of corrupt officials.
Having worked at SCDOT main headquarters years ago, always heard on the grapevine about alleged unlawful activities.
And then, there were plenty of lazy non- productive employees. Typical for all state agencies.
Do we know who the Companies are who made the payments ?
Yes, who are the companies paying the bribes? Was their work ultimately professional or subpar?
Interesting how they did not name the Contractors involved and if guilty these Contractors should banned for life. The bigger story behind these indictments is that the SC Attorney General, Alan Wilson Supported a Brief in Federal Court to eliminate the SCDOT DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) program. This program supports socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses to compete for federally funded projects. There are 51,000 DBE businesses across the country that employ approximately 500,000 people.