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Office Furniture Supplier Vari Agrees To Pay $1.1 Million To Resolve Allegations Of False Claims For Overcharging Federal Agencies
Varidesk, LLC and Vari Sales Corporation, two Texas companies that do business under the name VARI, have agreed to pay $1,100,000 to resolve allegations that VARI violated the False Claims Act by failing to give the United States matching price discounts VARI provided to other customers as required by VARI’s contract with GSA, while falsely representing to the United States that VARI had complied with those contractual requirements.

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Four Defendants Charged After Warrant Served in El Cajon
John Washburn, general manager of San Diego Powder & Protective Coatings in El Cajon, and three employees, made their first appearances in federal court today to face immigration charges stemming from a search warrant that was served by federal agents at the property yesterday.

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New USAO Task Force to Target Government Contract Fraud
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio is spearheading a new, interagency Supply Chain Oversight and Procurement Enforcement Task Force to ensure supply chain integrity and prevent procurement fraud.

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Government Contractor Agrees to Pay $1M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for Submitting Fraudulent Bids on Prime Vendor Contracts
Johnny Buscema Jr. of New Port Richey, Florida, and his companies, S.A.F.E. Structure Designs, based in Las Vegas, and U.S.A. Manufacturing, based in New Port Richey, have agreed to pay $1,000,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by causing a prime vendor for the Defense Logistics Agency to submit fraudulent contract bids that resulted in Department of Defense customers being overcharged for goods and related services purchased under those contracts.

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Booz Allen Agrees to Pay $15.875M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has agreed to pay the United States $15,875,000 to resolve allegations that Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Booz Allen, violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting fraudulent claims to the United States in connection with a General Services Administration task order to supply computer military training simulators and systems to Department of Defense agencies, including the Air Force.

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Fraud Alert: Fake Government Requests for Quotes
The GSA Office of Inspector General is aware of continued scams involving disguised or “spoofed” email addresses that target small businesses and large businesses, including federal contractors registered in SAM.gov.

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Dell and Iron Bow Agree to Pay $4.3M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Submitting Non-Competitive Bids to the Army
Dell Technologies Inc. and Dell Federal Systems L.P. have agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting and causing the submission of non-competitive bids to the Army and thereby overcharging the Army under the Army Desktop and Mobile Computing 3 contract. Iron Bow Technologies LLC also agreed to pay $2.05 million for its role in the scheme.

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Defense Contractor Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Fraud, Money Laundering, and Unlawful Export of Technical Data
Yuksel Senbol, 36, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act, violating the Export Control Reform Act, and violating the Arms Export Control Act.

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Former Construction Contractor Sentenced for Crimes Involving Fort Drum Contracts
Sean O’Sullivan, age 61, of Sackets Harbor, New York, was sentenced to 2 years of probation and ordered to pay $345,271.34 in restitution to the United States after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to government contracts and conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States by offering and giving gratuities to a former Fort Drum contracting officer.

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Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering, and Unlawful Export of Military Data
Yuksel Senbol, 36, of Orlando, pleaded guilty to 25 felony counts in Florida federal court, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, seven counts of money laundering, conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA), four counts of violating the ECRA, and one count of violating the Arms Export Control Act.

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Veteran and Wife Indicted for Defrauding VA
A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a Kansas couple with fraudulently obtaining disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Government Contractors Agree to Pay $3.9 Million to Resolve Claims of Misrepresenting Women-Owned Small Business Status
QuarterLine Consulting Services, LLC, and its parent company, Planned Systems International, Inc., agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations that QuarterLine made false statements about its women-owned small business (WOSB) status to obtain a Defense Health Agency task order that was set aside for WOSBs to provide physicians to an Air Force military treatment facility.

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Washington, D.C. Man Arraigned on Charge of Possessing Stolen Government Vehicle
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Andrew Chaves, 24, of Washington, D.C., was arraigned yesterday in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. A federal grand jury sitting in Burlington, Vermont returned a one-count indictment on January 18, 2024, alleging that Chaves retained and concealed a stolen U.S. Forest Service vehicle.

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Fraud Alert: Fake Government Requests for Quotes
The General Services Administration Office of Inspector General is aware of scams involving disguised or “spoofed” email addresses that target small businesses and large businesses, including federal contractors registered in SAM.gov.

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Texas Resident Sentenced For Federal Firearms Crime
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Shawn Lee Karr, age 37, of Howe, Texas, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in prison for possession of stolen firearms.

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National Whistleblower Appreciation Day Statement
The U.S. General Services Administration Office of Inspector General is committed to supporting whistleblowers and ensuring that they are protected from retaliation once they make a protected disclosure.

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Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to His Role in Government Contract Fraud
David Joseph Bolduc, Jr., 61, of Herndon, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in a government contract fraud scheme. Bolduc and QuantaDyn bribed a government official to obtain confidential government information and secure government contracts.

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Leader of a Conspiracy to Manufacture, Import, and Sell Counterfeit Military Clothing and Gear Sentenced
A Brooklyn, NY, clothing and goods wholesaler who directed the development, manufacture, and importation of $20 million worth of Chinese-made counterfeit U.S. military uniforms and gear that were passed off as genuine American-made products has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit the $20 million in proceeds that he got from the sale of the counterfeit goods.

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Parkville Man Sentenced for $335 Million Fraud, $615,000 Tax Violations
A Parkville, Missouri, man who was charged in two federal cases was sentenced in federal court for his role in a $335 million scheme to defraud federal programs that award contracts to firms owned by minorities, veterans, and service-disabled veterans, and in a separate case to filing false tax returns that cheated the government out of more than $615,000 in taxes owed.

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Moriarty man found guilty in fraud scheme
A federal grand jury convicted Milton Boutte, 77, of Moriarty, New Mexico, of conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

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Weatherby Lake Man Sentenced for Fraud Scheme
A Weatherby Lake, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for falsely claiming ownership in a firm that fraudulently received hundreds of millions of dollars in government contracts set aside for service-disabled veterans and certified minorities.