Crime journalist’s grimy report: Stanley P. Phillips, a 48-year-old contractor from Dothan, Alabama, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for wire fraud after being convicted of swindling nearly $650,000 from military sub-contractor Day and Zimmerman, International (D&Z). The case, which unfolded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, involved two fraudulent schemes.
The U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom’s sentence was announced by Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, along with other law enforcement officials. ‘Stanley Phillips stole from his friends, his business partners, and his employer,’ said Attorney Ferrer, emphasizing the government’s commitment to prosecute those who corrupt procurement processes.
Michael A. D’Alonzo, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Miami, echoed this sentiment: ‘We cannot tolerate a system where crooked individuals seek to enrich themselves at taxpayer expense.’ Special Agent in Charge John F. Khin of DCIS highlighted the message sent by the sentencing to those who defraud the Department of Defense.
Frank Robey, Director of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command’s Major Procurement Fraud Unit, praised the investigative efforts that led to the conviction, emphasizing the unit’s commitment to investigate and hold accountable all those who attempt to commit fraud.
Evidence at trial revealed that Phillips, as a construction foreman on a D&Z project in Pace, Florida, stole more than $35,000 by convincing AWA Fabrication and Construction, LLC to ‘hire’ Royal Global Services, LLC, a shell company he owned. In the second scheme, as construction/site manager for a WAARP project in Kingsport, Tennessee, Phillips attempted to steal over $600,000 by having HSIII hire RGS Professional Services, LLC, another shell company he controlled.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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