Investigations

On July 6, 2012, Anthony Cappello pled guilty in United States District Court, Chicago, Illinois, to a mail fraud charge.   

Our investigation determined that from approximately 1999 through May 2006, Mr. Cappello participated in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $2.3 million in contracts with the Chicago Department of Aviation related to the Women in Business Enterprise (WBE) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) programs.  Mr. Cappello falsely represented that his company, Diamond Coring, was a legitimate WBE/DBE eligible to receive contracts related to those designations and participation requirements.  However, Diamond Coring was neither certified nor eligible to be certified as a WBE/DBE.

This case was conducted jointly with the FBI, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, and the City of Chicago Inspector General's Office.