Tag: DOE
Ascend Elements, False Claims, Kentucky 2023
⏱ 2 min read Ascend Elements, a Massachusetts-based lithium-ion battery materials manufacturer, scammed the US Department of Energy out of millions in a Kentucky project. Between September 18, 2023, and February 18, 2025, the company submitted inflated reimbursement claims for work on its Apex-1 battery materials project in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The claims included excessive labor…
Edward Doherty, Bribery Scheme, Massachusetts 2025
⏱ 2 min read Edward Doherty, a 35-year-old former Security Specialist with the U.S. Department of Energy, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to trying to bribe another DOE employee to secure government contracts for his private company, MAE Systems, LLC. The bribery scheme took place between February and June 2025, with Doherty offering at…
