Ricky Dallas O’Quinn, Labor Payment Scheme, Virginia 2025

A shocking scheme involving a Florida couple has come to light, with Ricky Dallas O’Quinn and his wife Mabel O’Quinn pleading guilty to conspiracy to provide and receive prohibited labor payments, in violation of the Labor Management Relations Act, also known as the Taft-Hartley Act.

The couple, who reside in Melbourne, Florida, was involved in a scheme that spanned over a decade, with Ricky O’Quinn serving as both an officer and employee of International Union, Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA), a labor organization that represents protective security officers at federal workplaces. Mabel O’Quinn, on the other hand, was the founder, incorporator, and an initial director of Company-2, which provided protective security officers at federal workplaces in numerous states.

According to court documents, the couple conspired with Individual-1, who was the president of Company-1, to obtain government contracts by exploiting Company-2’s status as a small, woman service-disabled owned business. Company-1 used Company-2 as a subcontractor and advised Company-2 on what contracts to bid on and in which geographic locations, which produced financial benefits for both companies.

In exchange for their services, Individual-1 and his family would receive 40 percent of the ownership and/or profits of Company-2. The proceeds from the subcontracts awarded to Company-2 totaled tens of millions of dollars, with Company-2 paying three of Individual-1’s relatives as consultants at rates of $195 and $225 per hour, totaling millions of dollars in payments.

The scheme was uncovered, and the couple is now facing the consequences. Ricky and Mabel O’Quinn are scheduled to be sentenced on September 17, 2025, and face up to five years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties, and a federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathleen Robeson and Drew Bradylyons for the Eastern District of Virginia and Trial Attorney Vincent Falvo Jr. for the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime and Racketeering Section.

Ricky Dallas O’Quinn, 63, of Melbourne, Florida, Defendant/Respondent Full Name: Ricky Dallas O’Quinn, Exact Criminal Charges: Conspiracy to provide and receive prohibited labor payments, City and State: Alexandria, Virginia, Exact Date: not specified, Sentence or Outcome: up to 5 years in prison, Dollar Amounts: tens of millions of dollars.