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Former Background Investigator for Federal Government Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement

News Release: WASHINGTON - Lucia Rose DiEmidio, 28, a former background investigator who did work under contract for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), pled guilty today to a charge stemming from her falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips.

Homeland Security and Oversight Committees Launch Investigation into Cyber Attack on Federal Government Systems

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security; Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Rep. Lauren Underwood, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation, and Rep. Stephen...

Statement by DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Alexei Woltornist on Federal Government Cyber Breaches

News Release: “The Department of Homeland Security is aware of cyber breaches across the federal government and working closely with our partners in the public and private sector on the federal response. As the federal lead for cyber breaches of civilian federal agencies, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity ...

Former Background Investigator for Federal Government Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement

News Release: WASHINGTON - Michael Johnson, 43-years old, a former background investigator who did work under contract for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), pled guilty today to a charge stemming from his falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael R. Sherwin.

Clarkston Business Owner and Federal Government Contracting Officer Indicted for Bribery Scheme

News Release: Spokane - Today, William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced the indictment of Christopher Hamilton Clemens, 39, of Clarkston, Washington, Hamilton’s West LLC, a Clarkston, Washington business owned and operated by Clemens, and Calandra Charging Eagle...

Former Federal Government Contract Officer Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ronnie Simpkins, 68, of Lusby, Maryland, a former government contract officer with the General Services Administration (GSA), was sentenced to a 21-month prison term on a federal bribery charge stemming from a scheme in which he accepted bribes from government contractors from August 2011 to August 2017. Simpkins pled guilty to the charge on Dec. 19, 2019.

Committee Hearings Highlight Critical Need for Legislation to Allow Federal Government to Negotiate Directly with Drug Companies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - This week, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, held two days of landmark hearings with drug company CEOs to examine their price increases for some of the costliest drugs in the United States.

Peters & Portman Introduce Bill to Require Federal Government to Improve Cybersecurity Budgeting

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Risk-Informed Spending for Cybersecurity (RISC) Act to require the federal government to make better investments in cybersecurity...

Former Federal Government Employee and Active Duty Soldier at Camp Mabry in Austin Admit to Stealing over $1 Million in Military Equipment

News Release: In Austin this week, an active duty soldier and a former federal government employee at Camp Mabry admitted to stealing and unlawfully selling more than $1 million worth of items from the military installation in Austin, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash.

Delaware Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Federal Government Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Small Business Fraud Case

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A Delaware man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with false representations that he made in a final report to the United States Air Force.

Former Employee at Middlesex County Warehouse Leased by Federal Government Admits Theft of Hundreds of iPhones

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Somerset County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he stole almost 300 iPhones that had been seized by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and were temporarily stored at a warehouse in Dayton, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.

Boulder County Woman Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing More Than $429,000 From Federal Government

News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced today that Kathleen McCalib, age 52, of Boulder, was sentenced to serve 8 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years on supervised release for theft of government funds. McCalib was also ordered to pay $429,000 in restitution to her victims.

Federal Government to Distribute Nearly 100 Million Cloth Facial Coverings for Transportation Passengers

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Federal government announced nearly 100 million cloth facial coverings will be sent to the aviation, transit, and passenger rail transportation sectors for passenger use. Approximately 86.8 million coverings will be distributed to airports, and 9.6 million coverings will be distributed to 458 transit agencies and Amtrak for passenger use.

Federal Government Warns of Potential Fraud Scams Surrounding COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is warning California taxpayers to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments.

Federal Government Warns of Potential Fraud Scams Surrounding COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) is warning Kentucky taxpayers to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments.

Boulder County Woman Pleads Guilty After Stealing More Than $429,000 From Federal Government

News Release: Guilty plea involves one of the largest losses in a deceased payee case in Colorado federal court.

Former Federal Government Contract Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ronnie Simpkins, 67, a former government contract officer with the General Services Administration (GSA), pled guilty today to a federal bribery charge stemming from a scheme in which he accepted bribes from government contractors from August 2011 to August 2017.

Former Federal Government Contract Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes

News Release: Defendant Worked at General Services Administration.

Government Contractor Eagle Alliance Pays The United States $110,000 To Resolve Allegations Of Improper Billing And Overbilling The Federal Government For Computer Hardware

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Eagle Alliance, a Northrop Grumman partnership, has paid the United States $110,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it improperly billed the government for computer hardware.

Federal Judge Convicts Owner of Dog Training and Handler School in San Antonio for Scheme to Defraud the Federal Government

News Release: In San Antonio today, a federal judge convicted 47-year-old Bradley Lane Croft, owner of Universal K-9, Inc., of scheming to defraud the federal government with respect to the use of GI Bill benefits to train service canines and their handlers, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent...

Federal Judge Convicts Owner of Dog Training and Handler School in San Antonio for Scheme to Defraud the Federal Government

News Release: In San Antonio today, a federal judge convicted 47-year-old Bradley Lane Croft, owner of Universal K-9, Inc., of scheming to defraud the federal government with respect to the use of GI Bill benefits to train service canines and their handlers, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent...

Federal Government Employee at Camp Mabry in Austin Charged with Theft of over $1 Million in Military Equipment

News Release: In Austin today, a federal government employee at Camp Mabry surrendered himself to federal authorities on charges that he allegedly stole and unlawfully sold more than $1 million worth of items from the military installation in Austin, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash.

Former Background Investigator for Federal Government Sentenced for Making False Statements

News Release: WASHINGTON - Bradley Lane, 30, a former background investigator for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), was sentenced today to 36 months of probation, including 6 months of GPS Electronic Monitor on one false statements charge in connection with his falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors.

Georgia woman sentenced for stealing $196,000 from federal government

News Release: ATLANTA - Dyann E. Ramo has been sentenced to three years on probation with the first year in home confinement after she pleaded guilty to one count theft of government funds related to her stealing her deceased mother's Social Security benefits for nearly 20 years.