Tag: contract fraud
US Wildlife Official, Poaching, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Jack Montoucet, the former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to take illegal kickbacks in exchange for awarding government contracts. The scheme, which took place in Lafayette, Louisiana, involved Montoucet corruptly soliciting and accepting kickbacks in return for being influenced in awarding state…
Donald Smith, Wire Fraud, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Donald Smith, 75, a Pittsburgh contractor, is staring down serious time after a federal jury convicted him of ripping off the U.S. military for over a million bucks. The scheme, carried out through his defense contracting business, involved billing the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for goods that were either junk or…
