George Grassie, a 54-year-old man from Covington Township, Pennsylvania, admitted to paying bribes and kickbacks to obtain and retain subcontracts at two US military bases in New Jersey, according to the US Attorney for New Jersey.
Grassie, who owned a construction company that worked as a subcontractor at Picattiny Arsenal (PICA) and Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst (Ft. Dix), pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and commit bribery and one count of providing unlawful kickbacks.
The charges carry a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison for the conspiracy charge and ten years in prison for the charge of making unlawful kickbacks. Both charges also carry a maximum fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss associated with the offense, whichever is greatest.
Grassie admitted to paying bribes valued at $95,000 to $150,000 to an individual employed by the US Army Contracting Command in New Jersey. He also admitted to paying kickbacks valued at $40,000 to $95,000 to Shawn Fuller and James Conway, who were then project managers for a prime contractor at PICA and Fort Dix.
Conway previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepting unlawful kickbacks in August 2016, while Fuller previously pleaded guilty to accepting unlawful kickbacks in November 2015.
The investigation leading to Grassie’s guilty plea was conducted by the FBI, the US Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and the US Army, Major Procurement Fraud Unit, Criminal Investigation Command.
Grassie is scheduled to be sentenced on May 31, 2017. The government is represented by Senior Litigation Counsel Leslie Faye Schwartz and Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara Llanes. Defense counsel is Lawrence S. Lustberg Esq. of Newark.
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Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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