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Ex-Official Sentenced for Bribery, Wire Fraud
A former government official in American Samoa has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for her role in a bribery and wire fraud scheme. Evelyn Langford, 49, was also ordered to pay $260,000 in restitution to the territory.
Langford pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of bribery in March 2015. She admitted to accepting $260,000 in payments from a contractor while she was the Director of the Department of Human Resources in American Samoa.
The payments were made in 2012, while Langford was overseeing a $24.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. She used the funds to develop a call center industry in American Samoa.
However, Langford provided favorable official action to the contractor, Quin Rudin, and his company, Native Hawaiian Holding Company, Inc. (NHHC), in exchange for the payments. She also concealed the true nature of her dealings with Rudin and NHHC from other employees.
Rudin has been prosecuted separately for a scheme to defraud Cisco Systems, Inc. and its subsidiary, Cisco Systems Capital Corporation, related to the lease of Cisco equipment.
Langford will begin serving her sentence on September 25, 2015. The investigation into the bribery and wire fraud scheme was a joint effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Francisco.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Public Corruption|White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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