▁bill ions ▁of ▁dollars ▁over ▁budget ▁and ▁years ▁past ▁the ▁original ▁completion ▁date . ▁His ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁get ▁it ▁finished ▁and ▁he ▁did . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁cutting ▁the ▁rib b ons ▁to ▁open ▁both ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Thomas ▁P . ▁O ’ Ne ill ▁Jr . ▁t unn els , ▁and ▁the ▁I - 9 0 ▁Con ne ctor ▁T unnel ▁but ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁both ▁t unn els ▁were ▁le aking . ▁ ▁Am or ello ▁was ▁also ▁critic ized ▁for ▁a ▁failure ▁to ▁hold ▁contract ors ▁account able ▁for ▁mistakes ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁drew ▁criticism ▁for ▁accepting ▁a ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁from ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁contract ors . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁State ▁Eth ics ▁Commission ▁to ▁answer ▁charges ▁that ▁he ▁viol ated ▁conflict - of - inter est ▁laws ▁by ▁changing ▁sick ▁leave ▁policy ▁that ▁would ▁affect ▁him . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁f ined ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Am or ello ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁brothers ▁co - f ounded ▁May o ▁Ren ew able ▁Energy , ▁a ▁company ▁foc using ▁on ▁solar ▁energy . ▁ ▁On ▁Monday ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁judge ▁issued ▁a ▁war rant ▁for ▁Am or ello ' s ▁arrest ▁when ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁show ▁up ▁in ▁court ▁to ▁face ▁a ▁d run ken ▁driving