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On October 26, 2018, Jianguo Zhong, owner of Zhong Supply LLC, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Orlando, Florida, to illegally introducing a misbranded hazardous material into interstate commerce. Zhong was charged by information on August 15, 2018.

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11.02.2018

On October 23, 2018, Allan Adams, an FAA-certified senior parachute rigger, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Orlando, Florida, to making a false statement to FAA. Adams was charged by information on October 5, 2018.

Around August 2016, Adams wrote in a parachute logbook that he inspected, serviced, and repacked an emergency parachute, as required by FAA regulations. The investigation revealed that Adams never opened the parachute pack and falsified the logbook when he said it was inspected—jeopardizing the safety of pilots and passengers. 

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11.02.2018

On October 9, 2018, Brian Roberts, Krisina Roberts, and John Roberts were charged by information in U.S. District Court, Aiken, South Carolina, for defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Brian and Krisina Roberts were charged with conspiracy, and John Roberts was charged with misprision of a felony. 

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11.02.2018

On March 15, 2018, a pedestrian bridge under construction at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami collapsed onto the highway below, resulting in six fatalities and eight injuries. The Secretary of Transportation and Members of Congress asked us to review the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) role in the FIU project and also a project to improve Interstate 4 (I-4) in Orlando. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated both projects for greater oversight under its risk-based stewardship and oversight framework.

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10.31.2018

On October 19, 2018, Eric Chin, a suspended Massachusetts State Police (MSP) trooper, and Paul Cesan, a retired MSP trooper, were each charged via information in U.S. District Court, Massachusetts, with one count of embezzlement from an agency receiving Federal funds. Cesan was previously arrested and charged by a criminal complaint in June 2018. 

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10.31.2018

On October 15, 2018, Paul Hurley was charged in U.S. District Court, Detroit, Michigan, with misprision of a felony for having knowledge of wire fraud and not informing the proper authorities. Hurley, a businessman from Washington Township, Michigan, had a business relationship with Gary Tenaglia, who was charged by information on April 16, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 

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10.31.2018

On October 12, 2018, U.S. District Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, filed an information charging Dr. Michael A. McCormick, a DOT-certified medical examiner, with making a false writing or document and aiding and abetting others in the making of a false writing or a document that contained a materially false statement. 

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10.31.2018
On October 1, 2018, Zachary Symm, a former aircraft parts broker for the Government/Military Marketing Department of Flight Director, Inc., Austin, Texas, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Austin, Texas, to 3 years’ probation, which includes 6 months’ home confinement with electronic monitoring, a $5,000 fine, and a $100 special assessment fee. Symm pleaded guilty to wire fraud in May 2018.
 
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10.30.2018

On September 14, 2018, Damanpreet Singh was sentenced in U.S. District Court, Sacramento, California, after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. Damanpreet was sentenced to 24 months’ incarceration, 36 months’ supervised release, and a $100 special assessment fee.

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10.30.2018