US Army Criminal Investigation Command Major Procurement Fraud Unit Hartford Ct fraud resident agency Many Faces of Fraud Seminar 24 October 2019 SA Jesse Zander Office 8602338673 Case Studies In Procurement Fraud with a Brief Insight into Investigative Motivation ID: 767458
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US Army Criminal Investigation Command Major Procurement Fraud UnitHartford Ct fraud resident agencyMany Faces of Fraud Seminar 24 October 2019SA Jesse ZanderOffice: 860-233-8673
Case Studies In Procurement Fraud with a Brief Insight into Investigative Motivation.
Case Studies In Procurement Fraud with a Brief Insight into Investigative Motivation. WHAT WHY
We Protect The War Fighter.
Civil False Claims Act and The Civil War Dishonest government contractors were making out like bandits during the war, including one who sold the Union moth-eaten blankets and reportedly said: “You can sell anything to the government, at almost any price you’ve got the guts to ask.”
Historical Cases Can cost lives, not just money-MARSOC Marines and K9 killed in fire caused by nonconforming electrical parts and substandard wiring in Afghanistan
M240 Bipod Debacle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YR6NJwRjn8&spfreload=10
Federal Prison Industries (FPI) Inmates made defective helmets for US ArmyUS Army approved a $30 million contract with ArmorSource to manufacture the Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH) for soldiers.After winning the contract, FPI, a corporation that provides services and products made by federal inmates through a correctional program, was subcontracted from ArmorSource
Federal Prison Industries (FPI) Inmates made defective helmets for US ArmyThe investigation revealed the parts of the helmet were merely filled with dust and fragments of Kevlar, and many of the helmet’s serial numbers were altered or changed. ArmorSource agreed to pay the US Government $3,087,366 and about 126,052 ACH were recalled, costing the government over $19 million.
Eotech Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2VCDcfXLM
Eotech Disaster Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files and Simultaneously Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Defense Contractor and its President for Multi-Year Fraud Involving Sale of Defective Weapon Sights to U.S. Military and Other Agencies.EO Tech manufactured and sold Holographic Weapons Sights (HWS) to US Army units, to include the Special Operations Command since 2001.The investigation revealed HWS had material defects causing performance issues at temperature extremes as well as in high moisture environments.
Kandahar Barracks Afghanistan: A Train Wreck
Harry Krantz & Bay Components Investigation Counterfeit Integrated Circuits & the Kiowa Warrior Helicopter
The Nutty Professor “There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.”
Recent Investigative Focus Buy American and Berry Amendment/DFARS Clause Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities
Detection Internal Reviews and Audits Hotline Tips Proactive initiatives Outside Agency Referrals Registered/Open SourcesWhistleblowers / Qui Tam SuitsContracting Personnel
Investigative Techniques Undercover/Covert Task Force Operations Email/Phone Records Forensic Data Recovery/Examinations Financial Records Extradition
Remedies Criminal Civil (recovery of funds back to Army)Contractual /Administrative (You Have The Power!)Not all bad contracting is Fraud!
Emails of Interest
Investigative Motion WhyFilterFiniteInfinite
Report it! Special Agent Jesse ZanderUnited States Army CID Major Procurement Fraud Unit 700 South Quaker Lane, Suite 65 West Hartford, CT 06110860-236-2140Link for the DOD IG Hotline Form:https://www.dodig.mil/hotline/submit_complaint1a.cfmPhone Number: 800-424-9098You can remain anonymous
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