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Consulting companies, owners plead guilty to bid-rigging involving NYC schools

( March 20, 2025, 21:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Four defendants, two companies and its owners have pleaded guilty to engaging in a bid rigging scheme involving budget and procurement consulting services for New York City public schools, the US Department of Justice announced. Transcend BS, a procurement and training consultant company, and Clark & Garner, an educational programming consultant for schools and non-profit organizations, and their owners pleaded guilty to submitting artificially high “competitor” bids to make it appear as if Transcend was the lowest bidder for consulting services contracts between November 2020 and January 2023. Statement follows in full. ...

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