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United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that David Wikel, president of Florida-based Therma-Seal Roof Systems, LLC, was charged with providing kickbacks in connection with the $1.7 million dollar federal government subcontract to retrofit the roof of the Ron de Lugo Federal Building in St. Thomas, VI.

January 23, 2019

Kansas Man Charged In Government Contract Fraud Scheme

KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Troy L. Bechtel, 49, of Overland Park, Kan., is charged in a federal indictment with two counts of major program fraud against the United States and two counts of lying to federal investigators, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

January 16, 2019

Press release: GSA Inspector General Evaluation of Old Post Office Building Lease Finds Agency Improperly Ignored Constitution

The Office of Inspector General of the General Services Administration today issued its "Evaluation of GSA's Management and Administration of the Old Post Office Building Lease."

Evaluation of GSA's Management and Administration of the Old Post Office Building Lease - Press Release.pdf

November 6, 2018

Granite Bay Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Product Substitution Fraud on Federal Government Agencies

Jim A. Meron, 54, of Granite Bay, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud related to a government-procurement fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

October 11, 2018

Inspectors General Host Event at Carter Presidential Center to Commemorate 40 Years of Excellence in Independent Oversight

On Friday, October 12, 2018, 40 years to the day that President Jimmy Carter signed the Inspector General Act of 1978, the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency will host an event at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Georgia, to commemorate the impact of federal Inspectors General.

10-10 Atlanta Press Release - Carter Center Event.pdf

September 20, 2018

Recycling Executive Guilty of Fraud and Tax Offenses in Scheme to Landfill and Re-Sell Potentially Hazardous Waste

The owner of two recycling businesses illegally landfilled potentially hazardous electronic waste as part of a scheme to re-sell the materials and avoid paying income taxes, according to his guilty plea in federal court in Chicago.

September 17, 2018

Another Texas Businessman Pleads Guilty to Participating in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme that Exploited Big Crow Program Office at Kirtland Air Force Base

Arturo Vargas, 55, a businessman from El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to participating in a fraudulent scheme to defraud the United States out of millions of dollars through contracts involving the now defunct Big Crow Program Office at Kirtland Air Force Base in Bernalillo County, N.M.

September 12, 2018

Nicholas Rivecca, Sr., and Sonag Ready Mix, LLC to Pay $629,732 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Disadvantaged Business Enterprises

United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that Nicholas Rivecca, Sr., of Hartland, Wisconsin, and his company, Sonag Ready Mix, LLC, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have agreed to pay $629,732 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by defrauding the United States Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) program.

September 11, 2018

Government Contractor Sentenced to 24 Months Imprisonment for Major Fraud against the United States

A Tennessee man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for major fraud against the United States. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.

August 29, 2018

Inspectors General to Host Fall Series of Events to Commemorate 40 Years of Excellence in Independent Oversight

The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) continues a year-long effort to educate the public about, and commemorate the impact of, the Inspector General Act of 1978 and the work of federal Inspectors General (IG) in the 40 years since passage of the Act. As part of this effort, the IG community will host a series of events this fall across the country.

Fall_Series_Commemoration_Events_IGAct40_Press_Release_08-29-18.pdf

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Florida Man Charged with Procurement Fraud Related to Federal Courthouse in St. Thomas