It’s no shock that a political change in the Executive Branch leads to an increase in grant fraud and procurement fraud enforcement. The reason? There is low risk in scrutinizing grants and contracts awarded by the outgoing administration. Whatever shenanigans are discovered by a new Administration will
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- From 2008 to 2011, MCC Construction Company worked with two other construction firms to acquire illegally fulfill their contracts, resulting in over 27 ill-gotten contracts and $70 million in fraudulent profit. Walter Crummy, former CEO of the construction firm, has now pleaded guilty to a federal charge
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Cinnaminson, NJ- The U.S. Government has now filed a civil suit under the False Claims Act against former Louis Berger International CEO Derish M. Wolf and CFO Salvatore J. Pepe. While Wolff already faces a year in confinement following confession to a criminal procurement suit, the new civil
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Cinnaminson, NJ- Chilean airline LATAM has agreed to pay a $12.75 million fine as part of a DPA in its FCPA investigation. The private group operated a shell company that provided faulty contracts, which were virtually bribes, to Argentine officials, in turn leading to their neighboring country’s contracting of
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Cinnaminson, NJ- Feeling the oncoming wave of eager bidders and publicity-hungry corporations, Brazil has decided to institute a procurement fraud initiative in preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Reeling from a messy 2014 World Cup contracting process of excessive contracts, inflated bids, and construction disasters, the Brazil government has
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Exposing a 12-year contracting scheme, the District of New Jersey has sentenced two Louis Berger International VPs for one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA and one substantiative count of violating the FCPA. James McClung, 60, and Richard Hirsch, 62, received one year in prison and
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- The all-encompassing Fat Leonard scandal develops further every day, this time with a Department of Defense civilian stepping forward in the case. Paul Simpkins, a 61 year old of Haymarket, VA and contractor in the DoD, pleaded guilty to supervising the officers responsible for awarding contracts to
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Cinnaminson, NJ- Analogic Corp, a Massachusetts-based medical technology company, has recently come under investigation for FCPA violations and, following exposure, has since agreed to pay $14.8 million in damages. The company’s ill practices were revealed by their Danish subsidiary, BK Medical ApS, who entered a NPA with the DOJ,
Read more →Cinnaminson, NJ- Manitoba Hydro International Nigeria Limited has recently come under fire for falsely attaining contracts and earning fraudulent profits via using inaccurate exchange rate for Canadian Dollars to Nigerian Dollars. The original article is reproduced below with link following: Massive fraud at Manitoba as three managers earn
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Cinnaminson, NJ- The massive, multilateral investigation into Leonard Glenn Francis of GDMA’s navy bribery scheme continues with highest-ranking charge yet. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert Gibeau pleads guilty to lying to federal investigators (DCIS and NCIS) in regards to his relationship with Francis. Gibeau admits he received
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