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Texarkana Contractor Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids in $17.5 Million Scheme
A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty yesterday to rigging bids on public military contracts in Texas and Michigan.
Mark Leveritt, 62, a Texarkana resident, pleaded guilty to violating Section 1 of the Sherman Act on March 7, 2018. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $1 million criminal fine.
Leveritt conspired with others to rig bids on certain government contracts in order to give the false impression of competition and to secure government payments in excess of $17.5 million. The plea agreement detailed seven contracting bids that Leveritt and his co-conspirator rigged, which included work performed for the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana and the U.S. Contracting Command in Warren, Michigan.
Leveritt also admitted to falsely representing himself to be an employee of one business so that he could obtain government contracts that were set aside for qualifying businesses that were required to be owned and operated by certain categories of minority, disadvantaged or disabled persons.
As part of the scheme, Leveritt provided a government employee with tickets to a 2011 World Series game, tickets to two college football games, two expense-paid family vacations to Las Vegas, donations to youth sports teams coached by the government employee, and approximately 100 meals at restaurants.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas is prosecuting the case, which was investigated with the assistance of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division’s Major Procurement Fraud Field Office.
Leveritt’s guilty plea demonstrates the government’s commitment to rooting out corruption in the contracting process and ensuring that taxpayer dollars are spent efficiently and effectively.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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