Rent A. Minority Wrote:
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> There must be a playbook these crooks pass around,
> how to commit fraud using minority fronts in the
> SBA 8a progam.
>
>
> By MATTHEW BARAKAT
>
> The Associated Press
>
> ALEXANDRIA, Va. —
>
> An eighth person pleaded guilty Thursday to his
> role in a $30 million fraud and bribery scheme
> that duped NASA into awarding contracts to
> companies that falsely claimed eligibility for
> preferences granted to minority-owned businesses.
>
> Michael Dunkel, 59, of Merritt Island, Fla.,
> pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in
> Alexandria to fraud for illegally receiving more
> than $4.4 million in government payments. Dunkel
> falsely claimed he was an employee of an
> Arlington-based company that received contract
> preferences through a Small Business
> Administration program.
>
> In reality, Dunkel simply paid a kickback to the
> Arlington company so it would pass the work
> through to him.
>
>
http://www.kirotv.com/news/ap/florida/8th-person-p
> leads-in-30m-nasa-contract-fraud/nX2HX/
From the office of the Nasa Inspector General
http://oig.nasa.gov/investigations/pressRelease.html
•Government Contractor Pleads Guilty to Major Fraud
2013-G - Press Release [May 23, 2013]
Michael Dunkel, of Merritt Island, Florida pled guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $4.4 million in government contracts intended for disadvantaged small businesses.
•Former Government Official Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Contractor
2013-F - Press Release [April 11, 2013]
Derek Matthews, a former Deputy Assistant Director for Operations for the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Protective Services pled guilty to accepting bribes from a government contractor.
•Defendants Indicted For Defrauding NASA and NSF
2013-E - Press Release [March 29, 2013]
US Attorney Melinda Haag announced the indictment of two individuals from a San Jose-based research company for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
•NASA Contractor Pleads Guilty to Theft
2013-D - Press Release [March 27, 2013]
Brandon Scott Gauss, 28, of Preston, Maryland pled guilty to theft of government property for stealing and selling tools and aluminum scaffolding from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
•Security Contractors Plead Guilty to Fraud
2013-C - Press Release [March 18, 2013]
Five executives from an Arlington-based security service consulting company in Virginia pled guilty to fraud or conspiracy to commit fraud for illegally obtaining over $31 million in government contracts intended for disadvantaged small businesses.
•Three Alleged International Cyber Criminals Charged
2013-B - Press Release [January 23, 2013]
US Attorney Preet Bharara announced the unsealing of Indictments against three individuals who played critical roles in creating and distributing a virus that steals personal bank account information, including usernames and passwords, from the users of affected computers. The virus infected over one million computers globally, including some at NASA.
•Florida’s Technological Research and Development Authority and the Melbourne Airport Authority Pay $19 million to Resolve False Claims Allegations
2013-A - Press Release [November 20, 2012]
Florida’s Technological Research and Development Authority has agreed to pay $15 million and the Melbourne Airport Authority $4 million to resolve allegations that they misused grant funds received from NASA and the Department of Commerce. The funds were used to construct an office building at the airport, which the government alleged was outside the scope of and contrary to the terms of the grants.