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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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