Contractor for Wayne County defrauded airport authority of $1.5 million, feds say | Crain's Detroit Business

Contractor for Wayne County defrauded airport authority of $1.5 million, feds say | Crain's Detroit Business:
"An Oakland County businessman with a checkered past has been charged with defrauding the Wayne County Airport Authority out of $1.5 million.
Gary Tenaglia has been charged in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Michigan with wire fraud over what prosecutors allege was a scheme that involved a de-icing material that was never applied at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport's Blue Deck, court documents show.
...“The Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) is aware of the FBI investigation involving the owner of a former WCAA contractor," the airport authority said in a statement.
..."The city is disappointed to learn that Mr. Tenaglia has been charged with wire fraud conspiracy," Auburn Hills Mayor Kevin McDaniel said in a statement Monday afternoon.
...Tenaglia has been convicted of public utility fraud in the past and filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
...In addition, Tenaglia and his wife, Kathy, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in early 2005..."
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