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Mitchell Potts & Jeffrey Philpot plead guilty to receiving bribes at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany

By Forseti | Filed in Civilian Contractors, GOV. CONTRACTORS, Indictments, Convictions & Arrests
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Georgia Men Plead Guilty to Receiving Bribes  in Transportation Scheme at Local Military Base

(DoJ) – May 8, 2013 – Two former employees at the have pleaded guilty to receiving bribes related to a scheme to funnel freight hauling business to a local transportation company resulting in the loss of millions of dollars to the United States government, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore for the Middle District of Georgia.

, 48, and , 35, both of Sylvester, Ga., each pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge W. Louis Sands in the Middle District of Georgia to one count of bribery of a public official.

During their guilty pleas, Potts, the former Traffic Office Supervisor for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at MCLB-Albany, and Philpot, the former Lead Transportation Assistant in the Traffic Office, admitted to participating in a scheme whereby Potts and Philpot assisted Person A, the owner of several local commercial trucking companies, in obtaining trucking business from the DLA in exchange for the payment of cash and other things of value.  Both defendants admitted that they took a variety of steps Read the remainder of this entry »

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SPC (former) Stephanie Charboneau indicted for being in cahoots with Fluor employee on fuel thefts in Afghanistan

By Forseti | Filed in Civilian Contractors, Fluor, GOV. CONTRACTORS, Indictments, Convictions & Arrests, LOGCAP-Fluor, U.S. Army
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Former Army Soldier Indicted on Bribery and Related Charges for Facilitating Thefts of Fuel in Afghanistan

(DoJ) – April 11, 2013 – , aka , 34, of Fountain, Colo., formerly a Specialist in the United States Army, has been indicted in the District of Colorado for her alleged role in assisting the thefts of fuel in Afghanistan and laundering the proceeds of crime, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Criminal Division announced.

According to the indictment returned on April 9, 2013, and now filed publicly, Charboneau was assigned to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, in eastern Afghanistan, as part of the 704th Brigade Support Battalion.  Her duties included overseeing the movement of fuel by private Afghan trucking companies from to nearby military bases.  The indictment alleges that Charboneau conspired with Sergeant Christopher Weaver, her supervisor, and , a civilian employee of FLUOR Inc., to facilitate the theft of fuel for money.  Charboneau and her co-conspirators allegedly received money from a representative of an Afghan trucking company to enable that company to steal truckloads of fuel.  The conspirators allegedly authorized the movement of truckloads of fuel from FOB Fenty – ostensibly to nearby bases – knowing and intending that when the fuel left FOB Fenty it would never reach the designated base and would instead be stolen.  These events occurred from approximately February 2010 through approximately May of 2010.

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Wajdi Birjas sentenced to 35 months for crimes committed at Camp Arifjan

By Forseti | Filed in Civilian Contractors, GOV. CONTRACTORS, Indictments, Convictions & Arrests
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Former Defense Department Contract Employee Sentenced to 35 Months  in Prison for Participating in Corruption Scheme at in Kuwait

To Date, 19 Individuals Have Pleaded Guilty or Been Convicted at Trial in Ongoing Corruption Investigation

(DoJ) – April 2, 2013 – A former contract employee of the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) was sentenced today to serve 35 months in prison for his participation in a bribery and money laundering scheme arising from corruption in the award of defense contracts at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

, 41, of Evansville, Ind., was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young in the Southern District of Indiana.  In addition to his prison term, Birjas was sentenced to serve three years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit $650,000.

Birjas pleaded guilty on Aug. 11, 2010, to one count of bribery conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy.

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CIA contractors settle FCA allegations for $3 million

By Forseti | Filed in Civilian Contractors, GOV. CONTRACTORS, Indictments, Convictions & Arrests
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Contractors Settle and Kickback Allegations for $3 Million

United States Alleges Companies Provided Government Employees with Meals and Entertainment to Steer Contract Award

DoJ – March 7, 2013 – The Justice Department announced today that  , , and have agreed to pay the United States $3 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Act in bidding on a contract with the CIA.

The settlement announced today resolves claims against these contractors related to a CIA contract awarded  to  American Systems  in  early 2009  to  provide supplies and services.  American Systems teamed with  Anixter to bid on the contract with Corning as a supplier.  The United States alleged t hat American Systems, Anixter and Corning provided gratuities, including meals, entertainment, gifts and tickets to sporting and other events, to CIA employees and outside consultants in order to influence contract specifications that would favor the three companies in the award of the contract. The settlement also resolves allegations that the three companies improperly received source selection information from a CIA employee to whom they had provided gratuities, and that they had concealed the gratuities prior to award.

“This settlement shows that the United States will protect the integrity of the federal procurement process from the wrongful activities of unscrupulous contractors,” said Stuart F. Delery, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice, Civil Division.  “Plying government officials with meals and entertainment to gain favorable treatment in the award of federal contracts corrupts the procurement process and will not be allowed.”

“Improper gifts and gratuities paid to government officials are a corrupting influence on government contracts. Combating this type of conduct is a high priority in the Eastern District of Virginia,”said U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil MacBride.

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Sylvester & Maria Zugrav plead guilty to USG contract fraud

By Forseti | Filed in Civilian Contractors, GOV. CONTRACTORS, Indictments, Convictions & Arrests
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Florida Couple Pleads Guilty for Roles in Procurement Contract Bribery Scheme

DoJ – February 26, 2013 – A Florida couple who owned a military contracting company pleaded guilty today in federal court in Salt Lake City for their roles in a bribery and fraud scheme involving federal procurement contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David B. Barlow for the District of Utah.

, 70, of Sarasota, Fla., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and procurement fraud.  His wife, , 67, also of Sarasota, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony related to her efforts to conceal the conspiracy.  The Zugravs were charged in an indictment, returned on Oct. 12, 2011, along with , 51, of Farr West, Utah, a procurement program manager for the at , in Ogden, Utah.

Mendez was charged in the indictment with conspiracy, bribery and procurement fraud, and has since pleaded guilty to all charges and agreed to forfeit more than $180,000 he received as part of the bribery scheme and awaits sentencing.

According to court documents, the Zugravs owned Atlas International Trading Company, a business that contracted to provide foreign military materials to the U.S. government through FMASO.

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