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Inspector General Brian Miller attended an Earth Day 2013 event yesterday that was hosted by the General Services Administration, the Department of the Interior, and the Office of Personnel Management. It featured more than 30 exhibits, ranging from topics about reducing energy consumption to improving sustainability in the workplace. The event was held in Rawlins Park.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recovered another piece of Works Progress Administration (WPA) artwork last week.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Montana announced that during a federal court session in Billings on January 28, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F.
During the month of September, GSA Inspector General Brian D. Miller presented “Fighting Fraud Waste, and Abuse” at several regional Intergovernmental Audit Forums, organized by the U.S.
United States Attorney Stephanie A.
If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 37 years in prison, a 3-year period of supervised release, a $2 million fine and an $800 special assessment.
St. Louis, MO - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Joseph Madlinger pled guilty to a criminal conspiracy involving government contracting fraud and the illegal payment of gratuities to a federal official.
The long lost City Landscape oil painting by Francis Criss, which was shown on the “Antiques
Nicolaos Kantartzis, of Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced on January 4, 2012, to 3 months in federal prison and 3 months home confinement, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $2
On December 16, 2011, Head of Lincoln, a Works Progress Administration (WPA) sculpture, was returned to the U.S. Government.
Three years ago Ashley Gast ’12 arrived on campus with a plan: study biology and then pursue a master’s degree and career in forensic science. But she had a change of heart after taking Dr. John Noakes’ First-Year Seminar Contested Convictions: Exploring Claims of Actual Innocence, in which students examined false confessions, police misconduct, the reliability of witness identification and the uses of DNA evidence.
Eleven Federal Government Employees and Contractors Convicted and Sentenced as Part of Investigation into GSA Contracts
WASHINGTON — A General Services Administrati
(Newport News, Virginia) – Lanaire E.
As part of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) Government Infrastructure Protection Initiative, GSA OIG Special Agent Stephen Lobaugh participated in the investigation, prosecution, and conviction of Chun-Yu Zhao after a three week trial for counterfeiting computer networking equipment. Zhao was sentenced today to 60 months in prison, and she was ordered to pay $2,709,238 in restitution and a $17,500 fine.
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – United States Attorney John P. Kacavas announced that Red River Computer Co., Inc.
Jackson Absconded With More Than $300,000 for Products He Never Delivered
ATLANTA, GA - GREGORY JACKSON, 44, of Glendal
During the period of July 11-25, 2011, surplus federal property valued at more than $670,000 was returned to the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office in Stockton, CA, after a General Services
(Newport News, Virginia) – Lanaire E.
ATLANTA, GA - GREGORY JACKSON, 44, of Glendale, Arizona, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to defrauding the United States out of more than $300,000 for goods he never delivered under a government contract.
United States Attorney John E.
The General Services Administration, the Department of the Interior, and the Office of Personnel Management hosted Earth Day 2011, which included more than 30 exhibits on environmental protect
Madison, Wis. - John W.
WASHINGTON - Verizon Communications Inc.
On March 8, 2011, Black Box Corporation agreed to pay $2.85 million to the United States Government to settle its alleged False Claims Act violations: failing to provide volume order discounts, pri
Two companies have paid the United States more than $16.5 million to settle allegations that they systematically overcharged federal and state government agencies in connection with the lease and p
The purpose of the hearing was to examine contracts for public relations services at the General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies.
The GSA Inspector General's Office, in conjunction with the GSA Fine Arts Program, has recovered a Works Progress Administration (WPA) watercolor painting by artist, John Holland.
Oracle and Sun Merged in 2010
WASHINGTON - Oracle America Inc.
Case Involved National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi WASHINGTON – Lockheed Martin Inc.
WASHINGTON - Nicole Shantelle Smith, a former government sub-contractor, was sentenced today to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to a federal charge stemming from the theft of more than $1
WASHINGTON - Fastenal Company, a national hardware store distributor, has reached a settlement with the United States following an investigation of alleged false claims in connection with a General Services Administration (GSA) contract, the Justice Department announced today. Fastenal has agreed to pay the United States $6.25 million.
A joint GSA OIG and Amtrak OIG investigation disclosed that Ross Kelly, a former Amtrak Track Inspector, had used his Wright Express (WEX) credit card for his government-issued vehicle to purchase
On December 14, 2010, the GSA Inspector General’s Office of Investigations, in collaboration with the GSA Fine Arts Program Office, retrieved a Works Progress Administration painting, "Before the S
Jackson Allegedly Received More Than $300,000 for Cups He Never Delivered
Former GSA contractor Gilbane Building Company settled with the United States Government for $1.3 million for its alleged failure to make timely progress payments to its subcontractors in violation
Cisco Systems and Westcon Group North America (formerly d.b.a.
A founder and president of a Washington-area design firm has agreed to plead guilty for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the United States in the award of a government contract for Immigration a
Electrical Firm Provided Devices in Violation of U.S. Law and Contract Terms
Special Agents from GSA Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service, Diplomatic Security and a Sprint representative participated in the Natio
