Candice Fields, Miller’s attorney in the case, did not immediately respond to Construction Dive’s request for comment.
“This sentence sends a strong message that criminals who corrupt the competitive bidding process will face stern consequences,” said Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, in the release. “Protecting infrastructure spending and taxpayer dollars remains a top priority.”
The probe was a partnership between the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division’s San Francisco office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California and the FBI’s Sacramento Division as part of the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force.
