March 12, 2015

Owner of Virginia-Based Company Sentenced For Providing Gratuities to Federal Contracting Official Company Earlier Agreed to Pay $300,000 Criminal Penalty for Its Conduct

Harry I. Martin, Jr., the owner, president, and chief executive officer of a Virginia-based information technology company, Intelligent Decisions, Inc., was sentenced today to six months home confinement and a $250,000 fine on a federal charge stemming from illegal gratuities that he and his company provided to a former contracting official with the U.S. Department of the Army in return for preferential treatment and government contracts.

March 12, 2015

Army Contracting Official Pleads Guilty in Pentagon Bribery Scheme

James Glenn Warner, 44, of Manassas, Virginia, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to soliciting a $500,000 bribe from executives working for a private company on a contract that Warner managed out of the Pentagon.

March 11, 2015

Former U.S. Air Force Captain Pleads Guilty to Violating Conflict of Interest Laws and Making a False Statement

A former Captain in the U.S. Air Force (USAF) who served in 2010 as a U.S. military contracting officer in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty yesterday to violating restrictions on post-government employment and making a false statement to law enforcement agents, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kevin W. Techau of the Northern District of Iowa.

March 9, 2015

Louisiana Army National Guard Soldier Pleads Guilty

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that on Friday, March 6, 2015, PABLO E. PAZ, 45, of New Orleans, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft of government funds.

March 3, 2015

Two Former Civilian Military Employees and One Military Contractor Convicted in Bribery Scheme at Georgia Military Base

Two former civilian employees at the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) in Albany, Georgia, and one military contractor were convicted by a federal jury today of bribery and fraud charges related to military trucking contracts, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore of the Middle District of Georgia.

March 2, 2015

Nine Year Sentence for Alabama Man Convicted of Defrauding Military Sub-Contractor

Stanley P. Phillips, 48, of Dothan, Alabama, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom to nine years imprisonment after his conviction on eight counts of wire fraud in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Feb. 25, 2015

Tangible Software, Inc. Agrees To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Department of Defense contractor Tangible Software, Inc., owned and operated by Energy Management and Security Solutions, LLC since 2011, has agreed to pay the United States between $500,000 and $1.05 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that the company submitted false claims to the Department of Defense under prior ownership from 2008 to 2011.

Feb. 19, 2015

Naples Man Pleads Guilty In Connection With Sunshine Pharmacy Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Adam Parrish (35, Naples) has pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with seven counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, three counts of aggravated identify theft, and three counts of improper use of a DEA Registration Number.

Feb. 19, 2015

Arlington Heights Company And Its Owner And Employee Charged With Illegal Export And Import Of Military Articles

An Arlington Heights company, its president, and a former employee were indicted on federal charges for unlawfully exporting and importing military articles, including components used in night vision systems and on the M1A1 Abrams tank, which is the main battle tank used by the U.S. Armed Forces.

Feb. 11, 2015

Former Defense Contractor On His Way To Prison For Trying To Sell Defective Machinegun Parts To Department Of Defense

U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today that Colorado resident Howard “Jack” Cahn, was sentenced in federal court in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to 30 months in prison for attempting to sell the Department of Defense (DoD) machinegun replacement parts that were not only technically noncompliant with contract requirements, but that also included materially defective components.