CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC COMPANY PLEADS GUILTY FOR ITS ROLE IN RIGGING BIDS ON FCC E-RATE PROJECTS FOR FRESNO AREA SCHOOLS
On June 18, 2008, Howe Electric Inc., a California-based electrical contractor, pled guilty and agreed to pay a fine of $3.3 million for rigging bids on Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) E-Rate Program (“E-Rate”) projects in two Fresno, CA schools. The company will pay a total of $300,000 in criminal fines and $3 million in restitution.