ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Jacqueline Green-Morris, 41, of Woodbridge, has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for her central role in a $4.1 million money laundering conspiracy that exploited her position at a Virginia-based federal government contractor. The gospel singer turned fraudster pleaded guilty on August 30, 2016, and was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton.
Green-Morris, once a trusted Quality Analyst and Training Manager, weaponized her access to invoice payments, conspiring with Amit Chaudhry, owner of an Ashburn-based business, to submit fake invoices for IT training and professional certification courses that never existed. The scheme kicked off in 2012 and rapidly escalated, with the pair fabricating multiple shell companies and opening bank accounts to disguise the illicit flow of funds — much of it routed through PayPal to obscure the paper trail.
The fraud ring funneled millions through entities tied to Green-Morris, including Jacquie Green Music LLC and Sweet Lane Entertainment — companies ostensibly created to support her music career. Instead, they became financial conduits for stolen taxpayer dollars. Investigators traced the laundered funds to a Woodbridge home purchase, lavish travel, high-stakes gambling, and luxury goods bought for herself and associates.
The total loss to the government: $4.1 million. Prosecutors painted a damning picture of betrayal and greed, emphasizing how Green-Morris abused her federal contract role to enrich herself while undermining public trust. Her guilty plea detailed her orchestration of false documentation and financial routing designed to evade detection.
Co-conspirator Amit Chaudhry entered his own guilty plea on September 20, 2016, and awaits sentencing on February 9. Federal authorities say the investigation exposed vulnerabilities in contractor payment systems and signaled a broader crackdown on insider-enabled fraud.
The case was jointly announced by top federal law enforcement leaders, including Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; FBI, IRS-CI, ICE-HSI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and Diplomatic Security Service officials. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly R. Pedersen and Katherine L. Wong handled prosecution. Court records are available under Case No. 1:16-cr-190 in the Eastern District of Virginia via PACER.
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Key Facts
- State: Virginia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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