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National Procurement Fraud Task Force (NPFTF) Our Mission
Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew W. Friedrich
Matthew W. Friedrich
Acting Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division

The National Procurement Fraud Task Force was created on October 10, 2006, to promote the prevention, early detection and prosecution of procurement fraud. In announcing the formation of the Task Force, former Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty explained, "Procurement fraud cheats American taxpayers and harms the government's efforts to obtain the goods and services needed for its mission.  At a time of heightened concern for our nation's security, every tax dollar is precious."

The Task Force is chaired by the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, and includes the FBI, the Department of Justice Inspector General and other federal Inspectors General, defense investigative agencies, federal prosecutors from United States Attorneys offices across the country, as well as the Criminal, Civil, Antitrust and Tax Divisions of the Department of Justice.  The Task Force’s emphasis will be to increase civil and criminal enforcement where it can have the greatest effect, including defective pricing, product substitution, misuse of classified and procurement sensitive information, false claims, grant fraud, labor mischarging, fraud involving foreign military sales, ethics and conflict of interest violations, and public corruption associated with procurement fraud. The Task Force also will focus on maximizing information sharing and take significant leadership in addressing issues such as grant fraud, relations with the private sector, training and legislation.   As former Assistant Attorney General Fisher has stated, “The public needs to have faith in the integrity of the procurement system and know that anyone who is cheating the system will be held accountable.”


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2008 NPFTF Procurement Fraud Conference

The first-ever National Procurement Fraud Conference was held in Richmond, Virginia, from September 9-11, 2008. The event was sponsored by the Training Committee for the National Procurement Fraud Task Force. The Training Committee’s aim is fostering and supporting effective programs and strategies within the Inspector General, law enforcement, and procurement communities, to protect funds at risk. Co-hosts for the conference were the U.S. Department of Justice and the Offices of Inspectors General from the Departments of Defense, Education, Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, and U.S. Postal Service.
(Read the Conference Papers)

October 29, 2008
Virgin Islands Government Official Sentenced in $1.4 Million Bribery and Kickback Scheme

WASHINGTON – The former director of permits for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for his role in a $1.4 million bribery and kickback scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich of the Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Paul A. Murphy of the District of the Virgin Islands announced.
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October 28, 2008
Former Union Official, Contractor are Charged with Illegal Payment Conspiracy

Harold Tillinghast, a former Rhode Island-based organizer for Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA), and Gerald Diodati, a construction contractor, have been charged in a federal complaint with conspiring to make and receive unlawful payments from employers to labor union officials.
(Read the Full Release)

October 23, 2008
Former Dixie County Officials Indicted for Bribery, False Statements

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Thomas F. Kirwin, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today the indictment of three former Dixie County officials, Willie Dewey Keen, Jr. (59 ), John Lee Driggers (60 ), and Alton James Land (67). The men are charged with solicitation of bribes in connection with business pending before the Dixie County Board of County Commissioners, for conspiracy to commit that offense, and for making false statements during the course of a federal investigation, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 371, 666(a)(1)(B), and 1001(a).
(Read the Full Release)



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