National Procurement Fraud Task Force (NPFTF)

National Procurement Fraud Task Force (NPFTF)

Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew W. Friedrich

Matthew W. Friedrich
Acting Assistant Attorney General
Criminal Division

The National Procurement Fraud Task Force was created on October 10, 2006, to promote the prevention, early detection and prosecution of procurement fraud. In announcing the formation of the Task Force, former Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty explained, "Procurement fraud cheats American taxpayers and harms the government's efforts to obtain the goods and services needed for its mission. At a time of heightened concern for our nation's security, every tax dollar is precious."

The Task Force is chaired by Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, and includes the FBI, the Department of Justice Inspector General and other federal Inspectors General, defense investigative agencies, federal prosecutors from United States Attorneys offices across the country, as well as the Criminal, Civil, Antitrust and Tax Divisions of the Department of Justice. The Task Force’s emphasis will be to increase civil and criminal enforcement where it can have the greatest effect, including defective pricing, product substitution, misuse of classified and procurement sensitive information, false claims, grant fraud, labor mischarging, fraud involving foreign military sales, ethics and conflict of interest violations, and public corruption associated with procurement fraud. The Task Force also will focus on maximizing information sharing and take significant leadership in addressing issues such as grant fraud, relations with the private sector, training and legislation. As former Assistant Attorney General Fisher has stated, “The public needs to have faith in the integrity of the procurement system and know that anyone who is cheating the system will be held accountable.”

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July 07, 2008
Former Connecticut DOT Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Conspiracy Charge

NORA R. DANNEHY, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER GALLUCCI, 49, of Southington, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to one count of conspiracy to solicit and accept corrupt payments and impede the functions of the Internal Revenue Service.
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June 30, 2008
Illinois Veterans Affairs Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Accepting Illegal Gratuities

WASHINGTON - The director of the Hines, Ill., Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy that allowed a subordinate to make contracting decisions regarding a company owned by the subordinate's spouse, the Department of Justice announced today. The director also has agreed to plead guilty to accepting illegal gratuities.
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June 26, 2008
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Participation in E-Rate Program Fraud Scheme

NORA R. DANNENY, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH E. MELLO, 41, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, the first 12 months of which MELLO must spend in home confinement. On October 9, 2007, MELLO pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a scheme to defraud the Federal Communications Commission (�FCC�) in connection with the E-Rate program, which provides funding to qualifying school districts nationwide to upgrade their Internet access capabilities.
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