Brodie Thomson, $4 Million Bribery Scheme, Virginia 2023

Former Business Executive Sentenced to Prison for $4 Million Bribery Scheme Involving DoD Contracts for Wounded Military Veterans

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Oregon man, Brodie Thomson, 45, of Redmond, was sentenced to 42 months in prison for his role in a $4 million bribery and fraud scheme related to a number of Department of Defense contracts to provide support services for the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded military veterans.

Thomson, a former executive for an Arlington company (referred to as Company A), solicited commercial bribes and kickbacks from an Oregon-based company (referred to as Company B), in exchange for influencing Company A to give favorable treatment to Company B in connection with the award of certain Defense Department subcontracts.

According to court documents, from 2012 through 2015, Company A paid Company B over $16 million on labor that Company B performed for Company A in connection with running various athletic camps, clinics, and games for wounded warriors around the United States. Thomson demanded that Company B pay him varying percentages of Company B’s profits on work received from Company A, resulting in the payment of approximately $4.1 million in kickbacks during this three-year period.

“Brodie Thomson’s greed caused him to put his own financial interests above the well-being of the wounded warriors,” said G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “After receiving over $4 million in illegal kickbacks, Thomson admitted to attempting to obstruct the government’s investigation by creating fake business plans to make the kickback payments look like legitimate payments.”

Thomson’s scheme to defraud the Department of Defense and wounded military veterans threatened the integrity of our military’s acquisition process and wasted taxpayer money. This sentencing emphasizes how important it is for our military personnel and family members to remain vigilant and always report suspected fraud.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Thomson’s crime: Conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud. The city and state: ALEXANDRIA, Va. The exact date: Not specified. The sentence: 42 months in prison. The dollar amount: $4 million. The source: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/former-business-executive-sentenced-prison-4-million-bribery-scheme-involving-dod