U.S. military landlord pleads guilty to fraud
One of the largest civilian landlords in the U.S. military has pleaded guilty to massive fraud and has agreed to pay fines and reparations of over $ 65 million.
Balfour Beatty Communitys lied about repairs to put millions of dollars in their pockets with performance bonuses. (Reuters)
The U.S. Department of Justice has pleaded guilty to one large-scale fraud and agreed to pay a fine and compensation of over $ 65 million before calling Balfour Beatty Communities, one of the U.S. military’s largest civilian landlords. Said that the investigation was resolved.
US district judge Emmet Sullivan accepted the company’s guilty plea on Wednesday, paid more than $ 65 million, was subject to three years of probation, and sentenced him to hire an independent compliance monitor for three years.
Balfour Beatty, who was being investigated for deceiving the US Air Force, Army, and Navy, could not comment immediately.
The company is a division of Balfour Beatty Plc, a UK infrastructure conglomerate.
“Instead of quickly repairing homes for US military personnel as needed, the Balfor Beatty community lied about repairs to put millions of dollars in performance bonuses in their pockets,” said Lisa Monaco. Said.
“This prevailing scam was the result of a broken corporate culture in the Balfor Beatty community.”
Manipulating records
Stacy Cabrera, a former home manager at Luckland Air Force Base in Texas, told Reuters that she felt pressure to manipulate records to reach her bonus goals, pleading guilty to a major fraud in April. ..
Former Balfour Beatty regional manager Rick Knefair, who oversaw bases in Oklahoma, Texas and other states, pleaded guilty to massive fraud earlier this year.
In 2019, a Reuters report described how Balfour Beatty employees tampered with airbase maintenance documents to help companies qualify for incentive fees.
Service members and their families were exposed to asbestos, pests, mold and raw sewage.
The report prompted an investigation by the Air Force Special Agent and the Inspector General’s Defense Crimes Investigation Service.
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