GSA Veteran Admits Taking Bribes
The Justice Department announced Thursday that Dessie Ruth Nelson, 65, of Oakland, Calif., a former longtime employee of the General Services Administration, had pleaded guilty to accepting more than $100,000 in bribes from a firm providing security to federal buildings in return for awarding the company three federal contracts worth more than $130 million.
In exchange for steering contracts to Holiday International Security Inc. (which later changed its name to USProtect Corp.) Nelson received, among other things, a shopping bag filled with $35,000 in cash, an envelope containing $10,000, and a $7,000 Caribbean cruise.
Nelson's case was pursued by Justice's Procurement Fraud Task Force, which is chaired by Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher and includes representatives from U.S. Attorneys' Offices, the FBI, agency inspector general offices, and other federal law enforcement agencies.
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Holiday Security changed it's name to USProtect Corp. Is USProtect Corp doing ANY business with the Gov't, if so why? If a name change cleans things up then the jails should be empty. Also, because of fraud, are the contracts null and void? Or do we just 'write it off'and keep paying?
Just Wondering Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 10:46 AMshe'll be sent home for 2 weeks on paid administrative leave
dan ketter Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 10:58 AMI don't care why this person decided money was more important than integrity and don't really care. She needs to be fitted for a nice striped jump suit and spend the rest of her days thinking about how stupid it was to trade her integrity as well as GSA's reputation for chump change.
A long term GSA contracting officer Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 1:05 PMI know that USProtect has a substantial contract at the facility where I work.
somewhere in OK Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 5:38 PMDessie Ruth Nelson should be ashamed of herself actions. She deserved a long solitary confinement at Ft Leavenworth.
Let's keep an open mind though, there are lots of trustworthy civil servants out there.
Dr Jean Gray Posted Friday, January 11, 2008 6:17 PMWell as of 14 March 2008 U.S. Protect has locked it`s doors and is trying to file bankruptcy. Most of the 200 Security Officers here in San Diego county did not get paid on the 13th of March and we are being told that our 27th of March check is not likely either. This company walked out without paying us 3 weeks of pay, plus they did not deposit the last 3 weeks of our 401k contributions. They owe us 2 -3 weeks vacation pay. Who will make sure we get our pay? what about our 401k`s. Once again the little guy, the worker bee has to make do while the big Sharks get fat off the taxpayers. From Maryland to California about 4,000 people have no idea if and when they will get paid and by WHO.
Ron E. Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 3:36 PM