In a criminal case stemming from the early 2000’s, employees of the prime contractor and a subcontractor had been colluding on a Federal contract at a Superfund site. They made substantial improper gifts and diverted large sums of money to sham vendors controlled by themselves. In one of the trials coming out of this situation, Chris Ryan was asked to consult with the trial attorneys on normal relationships between contractors and subcontractors on Federal sites. He testified at a jury trial in federal court in Newark NJ in late February 2016.