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Contractors hired to replace Newark's lead pipes charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud

Oct. 04, 2024 16:58 PM EDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey contractors hired to replace lead water pipes in the state's largest city left lines in the ground and then fraudulently collected payment for work they didn't do, federal prosecutors said. Michael Sawyer, 57, of Burlington, New Jersey, and Latronia...