Summary

On March 2, Terry Crockett, ownerloperator of Terry F. Crockett Architects (a certified
DBE), pled guilty in U. S. District Court in Philadelphia to charges related to a corruption
scheme involving FAA-regulated airport advertising contracts at Philadelphia
International Airport. Crockett was one of four people indicted in February on charges of
conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud in a corruption scheme involving approximately
$15 million in FAA-regulated concession contracts awarded by the City of Philadelphia
for advertising at the airport. Crockett admitted to using his company as a conduit for
$30,000 in contributions to a political action committee which supported, among others,
the mayor of Philadelphia. No sentencing date has been set. This continuing investigation
is being conducted jointly with the FBI.