Robert Dombroski, a 63-year-old former civilian employee at Picatinny Arsenal, and Indra Nayee, a 51-year-old former official of a defense contractor with a branch office in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Dombroski is charged by complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of making false statements, while Nayee is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Both men are scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Falk in Newark federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Dombroski worked at Picatinny Arsenal for over 30 years, retiring as a federal employee in 2015. He was then hired as a civilian, serving as a Senior Products Manager for advanced weapons. Prior to retiring, Dombroski held the position of senior associate for advanced weapons and worked on and supervised contract projects with a defense contractor, identified in court papers as 'Company A,' which is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and has a branch office in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey.
In that capacity, Dombroski had influence over the awarding of government contracts to this company and influenced how the money was allocated. Nayee was the former Picatinny Arsenal division director of Company A, and had direct oversight and control over how his company executed the government contracts it had with Picatinny Arsenal.
From 2010 through 2018, Dombroski and Nayee conspired with other federal employees at Picatinny Arsenal and employees of Company A to seek and accept gifts and other items of value, such as Apple products, luxury handbags, Beats headphones, and tickets to a luxury sky box at professional sporting events, valued at $150,000 to $250,000, in exchange for government contracts and other favorable assistance for Company A at Picatinny Arsenal.
The count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, while the false statement charges each carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Carpenito credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie in Newark; the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Leigh-Alistair Barzey; and the U.S. Army, Major Procurement Fraud Unit, Criminal Investigation Command, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge L. Scott Moreland, with the ongoing investigation.
The government is represented by Senior Trial Counsel Margaret Ann Mahoney and Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas S. Kearney of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s National Security Unit in Newark.
The charges and allegations in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Defense counsel for Dombroski is John Reilly Esq., while Nayee is represented by Mauro Wolf Esq. of New York.
This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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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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