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.
(Read the Full Release)
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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