Yusuf Acar, 40, of Washington, DC and the Acting Chief Security Officer of the District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, was arrested last week and charged with being involved in a bribery scheme with an accomplice, Sushil Bansal, 41, of Dunn Loring, Virginia, a former District employee and the current CEO of Advanced Integrated Technologies Corporation. Acar was charged in a four-count complaint with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, Honest Services Wire Fraud, Conflict of Interest, and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. Bansal, who was also arrested last week, was charged in a two-count complaint with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. One scheme involved Bansal's company overcharging for goods sold and the conspirators split to excess proceeds, according to prosecutors. A second scheme involved Bansal's company billing the District for "ghost employees" who either did not exist or did not perform any work. Acar's wife, Galen Acar, received at least $70,000 in checks from Bansal's company, although she has not been charged. Acar, who had been employed by the District since 2004, is being held without bail. As of this afternoon, some 23 people have been fired from the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
DC Security Official & Accomplice Charged In Bribery Scheme
Yusuf Acar, 40, of Washington, DC and the Acting Chief Security Officer of the District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, was arrested last week and charged with being involved in a bribery scheme with an accomplice, Sushil Bansal, 41, of Dunn Loring, Virginia, a former District employee and the current CEO of Advanced Integrated Technologies Corporation. Acar was charged in a four-count complaint with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery, Honest Services Wire Fraud, Conflict of Interest, and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. Bansal, who was also arrested last week, was charged in a two-count complaint with Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. One scheme involved Bansal's company overcharging for goods sold and the conspirators split to excess proceeds, according to prosecutors. A second scheme involved Bansal's company billing the District for "ghost employees" who either did not exist or did not perform any work. Acar's wife, Galen Acar, received at least $70,000 in checks from Bansal's company, although she has not been charged. Acar, who had been employed by the District since 2004, is being held without bail. As of this afternoon, some 23 people have been fired from the Office of the Chief Technology Officer.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Update On California Fire Department Fraud Case: 2nd Defendant Ordered For Trial
Steven Edward Vaughn, 63, a retired sheriff's lieutenant and former paid volunteer for the Riverside County Fire Department, who has been held at the Robert Presley Detention Center since January 2007 on $1.2 million bail, has been ordered for trial. Vaughn and cohort, Michael A. Burton, a former Department employee, have been charged with embezzling some $1.2 million. The judge has ordered that there was enough evidence to proceed to trial on charges of embezzlement, misappropriation of funds and conflict of interest and lowered Vaughn's bail.Read FraudTalk's original post on this story here.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Former California Fire Department Employee Sentenced In $1 Million Embezzlement Case
Michael Acle Burton, 57, a former fireman with the Riverside County Fire Department, was sentenced Friday to 88 months in prison for his part in an embezzlement scheme that bilked the county out of more than $1 million. Burton was accused in January 2007, along with co-conspirator, Steven Edward Vaughn, 63, a paid "volunteer" firefighter, of arranging unauthorized contracts with Vaughn's company. Burton pleaded guilty in September to four counts of embezzlement, three conflict-of-interest charges and seven counts of falsifying documents. According to prosecutors, he spent the stolen money on vacations, stereo equipment and other personal items. The fraud occurred between 1999 and 2004, while Burton was working as communications manager for the fire department. The recent embezzlement cases have sparked a full audit of the department.
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