Pittsburgh-Area Steel Owner Sentenced for Conspiracy
Donald R. Taylor, 78, a resident of Eighty-Four, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for conspiracy to defraud the United States, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer sentenced Taylor to three years’ probation, a $30,000 fine, and 300 hours of community service.
Taylor, the owner of Century Steel Erectors Co. (CSE), pleaded guilty on October 30, 2017, to conspiring with Watson L. Maloy, Jr. to use Maloy’s company, W.M.C.C. Inc. (WMCC), as a ‘front’ company to illegally obtain federally funded subcontracts on Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) bridge projects.
According to court documents, Taylor and Maloy agreed to use WMCC as a means to obtain DBE-eligible bridge subcontracts. However, CSE employees, acting at Taylor’s direction, actually identified, bid, negotiated, and performed the work on DBE-eligible subcontracts.
As a result, WMCC and CSE fraudulently obtained nine PennDOT subcontracts between approximately January 2012 and February 2014, resulting in payments to WMCC totaling approximately $1,065,000.
At the time of his guilty plea, Taylor made full restitution in the amount of $85,221.21 to PennDOT.
Maloy previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and was sentenced to two years’ probation and a $1,000 fine on February 20, 2018.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Transportation – Office of Inspector General conducted the investigation of Taylor and Maloy, with assistance from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission – Office of Inspector General.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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