Wete and Company, Inc. (Wete), located in Laurel, Maryland, was certified by the Small Business Administration as an 8(a) small business, meaning it was owned and operated by a socially or economically disadvantaged citizen. Dorothy Wete, a resident of Laurel, is the president and owner of Wete. Sage Consulting Group, Inc. (Sage), a federal government contractor located in Vienna, lacked an 8(a) certification.
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“The defendant in this case rigged bids on contracts that were intended to benefit local governments and school districts in Minnesota,” said Assistant Director Calvin Shivers of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. “The FBI and our law enforcement partners are committed to investigating
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For example, Day used a DFFA union credit card to charge $9,553 for a cruise with Royal Caribbean cruise lines in 2017. Day also used a union credit card to pay for another Royal Caribbean cruise costing $8,975 on the Liberty of the Seas in 2019. She used the union’s
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Bereket is charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. If convicted of both counts, Bereket faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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The activities involving HUD took place from approximately 2010 to 2015. Thomas provided HUD employee Kevin Jones with tickets to sporting events, travel, cash, and other items worth more than $50,000, in exchange for Jones providing Thomas and his company with non-public information about pending HUD contracts.
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“We continue striving to fortify the public’s trust in our responsibility to uphold the rule of law while keeping communities safe as we have for more than two centuries. Body worn cameras increase the transparency of law enforcement activities, and we will work to obtain the necessary resources to fully execute our body-worn camera program. As we do so, Deputy United States Marshals – along with thousands of local task
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In asking for a 5-year prison sentence, prosecutors noted that Campbell had abused her position of trust, and even brought her co-workers under suspicion. “Then, once it became clear that Ms. Campbell acted alone, the employees felt blame and shame for failing to stop their boss’s criminal acts…. This money was intended
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A search warrant was executed and over 10,000 various rounds of ammunition, several firearms, and a large amount of child pornography was discovered. Guy had a previous convection for possession of child pornography in April 2021 from Martin County.
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If convicted, Miller, Hamilton and Johnson each face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison for their roles in the conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
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