Brent E. Blyden, 46, the former director of permits for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources, was sentenced yesterday to 14 months in prison for his role in a $1.4 million bribery and kickback scheme awarding contracts to a fraudulent company. Blyden was also ordered to pay restitution of $145,775 in restitution and fines and have three years supervised release after his prison term. He is also banned from government employment for a five year period. Blyden was the recipient of kickbacks on contracts his agency controlled. A number of government officials had set up a fictitious business called Elite Technical Services which was used as a vehicle for the fraud and kickbacks, according to court documents. Five other individuals have either pleaded guilty or been convicted in this public corruption case.
Read the DOJ press release here.
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