Highland Falls, N.Y. — A former employee of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been accused of orchestrating a nearly $3 million embezzlement scheme. Bobbie Cyana Ryan, 50, was arrested and charged with defrauding the federal government by authorizing payments to a non-existent corporation for staff training that never took place.
Ryan, who worked in the Information, Education and Technology Division at West Point, is alleged to have used her government purchase card and those of her subordinates to funnel $2.9 million to CWG Enterprises. According to federal prosecutors, Ryan claimed these payments were for training instructors and materials, but no such services were provided.
Investigators discovered that Ryan also conducted financial transactions under the guise of CWG Enterprises, using a rented mailbox as the company’s address. False invoices were allegedly created by Ryan, leading to transfers of government funds from Washington, D.C., to her personal account in New Windsor, N.Y. The funds were then withdrawn in cash.
Ryan was released on a $30,000 bond and is due back in court on January 29, 2009. Federal prosecutors are seeking justice for the substantial loss of public funds.
The case is being investigated by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command’s Major Procurement Fraud Unit, with Senior Trial Attorney Andrew Levchuk leading the prosecution efforts. The Public Integrity Section, under Section Chief William M. Welch II, is providing assistance.
Charges in a criminal complaint are merely allegations, and Ryan is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- District: Middle District of Florida
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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