If there had been anything adverse in the background of the Sauvé construction company, presumably a background check would have discovered it. We're talking about a reasonable due diligence here. We're talking about looking at things like court records to see if the company has been in and out of court a lot. One would look at complaints registered with workers' compensation as well as open source information about possible organized crime connections. This is the sort of thing you would do if you were looking to enter into a business relationship using your own money.
On December 14th, 2010. See this statement in context.