William O. Haff, Kickback Scheme, Texas 2016

San Antonio businessman William O. Haff faces up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in a kickback/bribery scheme involving local school district insurance plans.

In San Antonio on March 13, 2008, to February 2010, 46-year-old independent insurance consultant William O. Haff pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud before United States District Judge Xavier Rodriguez. Haff was accused of accepting money from The Mullen Pension and Benefit Group LLP (the “Mullen Group”) in exchange for providing confidential information concerning employee insurance plan Request For Proposals (RFP). He also admitted to accepting money for influencing Boards of Trustees for the School Districts to award insurance services contracts to clients of the Mullen Group.

According to court records, Haff accepted approximately $64,584 from the Mullen Group from March 2008, to February 2010. He also accepted $2,500 in July 2008 for his recommendation of a Mullen Group client to the San Antonio ISD Board of Trustees.

“Haff schemed to enrich himself by effectively selling inside information to give the recipients an unfair competitive advantage, and thereby undermine the integrity of the public contracting process,” stated United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.

Haff remains on bond pending sentencing scheduled for 1:30pm on July 13, 2016. Assistant United States Attorneys Mark Roomberg and Joe Blackwell are prosecuting this case on behalf of the Government.

The investigation was conducted by special agents from the FBI. The Mullen Pension and Benefit Group LLP was a limited partnership that did business in San Antonio and elsewhere.

Haff’s actions were a clear violation of the public’s trust and undermine the integrity of the public contracting process.

William O. Haff, 46, accepted approximately $64,584 in exchange for confidential information and for influencing Boards of Trustees for the School Districts.

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