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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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U.S. v. Simmons (Afghanistan Reconstruction Fraud)
Alan Simmons pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a contract to provide reconstruction-related services in Afghanistan. Simmons worked in Afghanistan as a training program coordinator for PAE Inc. on a State Department contract to train and supply uniforms to Afghan correctional officers. According to the government, Simmons and others created a company through which they submitted false and fraudulent invoices to PAE seeking payment for goods that were not provided, causing the government to incur a loss of over $120,000.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- State Dept.
- Court Type
- Criminal
- Disposition
- Pleaded Guilty
- Date of Plea
- 5/23/2014