Charges filed in Valley Metro bus scandal
January 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
Saturday, January 14, 2012
By Laurence Hammack
The Roanoke Times
Three years after the start of an investigation into bid-rigging at Roanoke’s bus system, federal authorities have filed their first charges.
Court documents unsealed Friday named Diane Holdren, the owner of an interior design firm and the wife of William “Chip” Holdren, the former assistant general manager of Valley Metro.
Diane Holdren’s company, Holdren’s Interiors, was awarded contracts for an office renovation at the bus system’s headquarters that were the result of a bid-rigging scheme, federal authorities allege.
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