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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn Washington, D.C., Another Contractor Stiffed by Trump March 8, 2017
March 8, 2017
An IBEW signatory contractor filed suit against the Trump organization for skipping out on $2 million of work done on the luxury Washington D.C. hotel in the Old Post Office Building.
Freestate Electric filed a mechanics lien Dec. 27 and filed a complaint to enforce the lien Jan. 19 in D.C. Superior Court. Freestate alleges that they were not paid more than $2 million for work they did on the landmark hotel conversion.
This brings to five the number of contractors who have sued for nonpayment at the Old Post Office project. In total, they are claiming nearly $5 million in unpaid bills.
Weve only filed three [mechanics liens] in the past decade, so, this is not usual for us, said Tim Miller, executive vice president at Freestates parent company, AES Electric. I want to make clear that this is not political. Whether it is Trump, or somebody you never heard of, we did a good job, at an agreed upon price and we want to be paid for it. Wed rather be talking about what an excellent job our employees did on a complex project than doing this.
An IBEW investigative piece published last year documented the Trump Organizations reputation for underpaying or not paying its bills at all.
FULL story: http://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/17Daily/1703/170308_AnotherContractor
NECA-signatory contractor Freestate Electric has sued the Trump Organization for nonpayment of $2 million for work they did transforming the Old Post Office building into the Trump Hotel.
Photo used under a Creative Commons license, courtesy Mike Peel.
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In Washington, D.C., Another Contractor Stiffed by Trump March 8, 2017 (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Mar 2017
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Gothmog
(145,242 posts)1. Trump is a deadbeat who does not pay his bills
k8conant
(3,030 posts)2. Dirtbag 45...
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)3. Obviously he intends to continue these rip offs.
Just a cheap scam artist.
Scum who scam.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)4. A few wrinkles on another Trump project that
came in early and under budget. Sniff, sniff: smells like a bankruptcy being cooked up.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)5. He'll find ways to tie them up in court..
while they go under..that's his MO
Buns_of_Fire
(17,177 posts)6. Why, oh why, does ANY company do work for this fool? nt
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)7. ...