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DynCorp International Inc.

Use and Possession of Military Passes with the Intent to Defraud

Date: 05/11/2006 (Date Case Terminated)

Misconduct Type: Ethics

Enforcement Agency: Defense – Army

Contracting Party: Defense - Army

Court Type: Administrative

Amount: $25

Disposition: Suspend/Debar - Employee

Synopsis: On November 20, 2005, Thomas Nelson Barnes III, who worked for DynCorp, was arrested as he returned from Iraq. DynCorp [acquired by Veritas in December 2004] was responsible for implementing an identification badge program for U.S. military personnel and civilians. Barnes was charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S. of the ability to secure the military and operational areas of the International Zone in Baghdad. In May 2006, he pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of theft/embezzlement of U.S. property and was sentenced to 30 days jail at the direction of probation followed by 1 year supervised release and 30 days home confinement. He also had to pay a $25 special assessment and was debarred for 4 years, ending on December 4, 2010.