Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr., Bribery, Louisiana 2013

State: Louisiana
Category: Public Corruption
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/former-orleans-parish-deputy-gerard-j-hoffman-jr-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-commit" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

Former Orleans Parish Deputy Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr. has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a federal court in Louisiana.

According to court documents, Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr., 59, a resident of Mandeville, Louisiana, engaged in a scheme to accept things of value from a contractor, identified as Businessman B, in exchange for a rigged bidding system employed to steer Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office work to Businessman B.

Between 2007 and 2011, Businessman B would submit bids for Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office work in the name of his respective company, but would also submit phony or fake bids for these same projects in the names of other local companies, with the knowledge and participation of Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr.

The phony bids would intentionally be higher than the bids from Businessman B, and consequently, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office work would be awarded to Businessman B, with Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr.’s participation and knowledge.

In exchange for this rigged bidding process, Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr. received several things of value from Businessman B, including a trailer, a storage container, and free maintenance and construction work at a house owned by Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr.

According to court documents, Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr. received at least $5,000 but less than $10,000 in things of value from Businessman B in exchange for his official acts at the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Gerard J. Hoffman, Jr. faces a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, three years supervised release, a $250,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment. Sentencing has been scheduled for June 20, 2013.

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