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Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division,
Enforcement Bureau.
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September 10, 2012
DA 12–1467
[DA 12–1467]
SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN
RECEIPT REQUESTED AND EMAIL
Notice of Debarment
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Enforcement Bureau (the
‘‘Bureau’’) debars Jonathan M. Slaughter
from the schools and libraries universal
service support mechanism (or ‘‘E-Rate
Program’’) for a period of three years.
The Bureau takes this action to protect
the E-Rate Program from waste, fraud,
and abuse.
DATES: Debarment commences on the
date Mr. Jonathan M. Slaughter receives
the debarment letter or October 22,
2012, whichever date comes first, for a
period of three years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy
M. Ragsdale, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission,
Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and
Hearings Division, Room 4–C330, 445
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Joy Ragsdale may be contacted by
telephone at (202) 418–1697 or by email
at Joy.Ragsdale@fcc.gov. If Ms. Ragsdale
is unavailable, you may contact Ms.
Theresa Cavanaugh, Chief,
Investigations and Hearings Division, by
telephone at (202) 418–1420 and by
email at Theresa.Cavanaugh@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bureau debarred Mr. Jonathan M.
Slaughter from the schools and libraries
service support mechanism for a period
of three years pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8.
Attached is the debarment letter, DA
12–1467, which was mailed to Mr.
Slaughter and released on September
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10, 2012. The complete text of the
notice of debarment is available for
public inspection and copying during
regular business hours at the FCC
Reference Information Center, Portal II,
445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. In addition, the
complete text is available on the FCC’s
Web site at https://www.fcc.gov. The text
may also be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating inspection
and copying during regular business
hours at the contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., Portal II, 445 12th Street,
SW., Room CY–B420, Washington, DC
20554, telephone (202) 488–5300 or
(800) 378–3160, facsimile (202) 488–
5563, or via email https://
www.bcpiweb.com.
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Mr. Jonathan M. Slaughter, No. 13660–
002
FCI Yazoo City Low
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Yazoo City, MS 39194
Re: Notice of Debarment
File No. EB–12–IH–0050
Dear Mr. Slaughter:
The Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) hereby
notifies you that, pursuant to Section
54.8 of its rules, you are prohibited from
participating in activities associated
with or relating to the schools and
libraries universal service support
mechanism (E-Rate program) for three
years from either the date of your
receipt of this Notice of Debarment, or
of its publication in the Federal
Register, whichever is earlier in time
(Debarment Date).1
On May 9, 2012, the Commission’s
Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) sent you a
Notice of Suspension and Initiation of
Debarment Proceeding (Notice of
Suspension) 2 that was published in the
Federal Register on May 24, 2012.3 The
Notice of Suspension suspended you
1 47 C.F.R. § 54.8(g); see also 47 C.F.R. § 0.111
(delegating authority to the Enforcement Bureau to
resolve universal service suspension and debarment
proceedings).
2 Letter from Theresa Z. Cavanaugh, Chief,
Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, to
Jonathan M. Slaughter, Notice of Suspension and
Initiation of Debarment Proceeding, 27 FCC Rcd
5091 (Enf. Bur. 2012) (Attachment 1).
3 77 Fed. Reg. 31010 (May 24, 2012).
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from participating in activities
associated with or relating to the E-Rate
program. It also described the basis for
initiating debarment proceedings
against you, the applicable debarment
procedures, and the effect of debarment.
As discussed in the Notice of
Suspension, on September 29, 2011, you
pled guilty to converting approximately
$892,000 in E-Rate checks, payable to
six schools and 14 school districts
located in 13 states, to your personal use
while you were the owner and president
of E-Rate Consulting Services, LLC
(ECS).4 Between May 2006 and January
2009, you deposited those E-Rate funds
into your ECS bank account for your
personal use instead of transmitting
them to your clients.5 Pursuant to
Section 54.8(c) of the Commission’s
rules, your conviction of criminal
conduct in connection with the E-Rate
program is the basis for this debarment.6
In accordance with the Commission’s
debarment rules, you were required to
file with the Commission any
opposition to your suspension or its
scope, or to your proposed debarment or
its scope, no later than 30 calendar days
from either the date of your receipt of
the Notice of Suspension or of its
publication in the Federal Register,
whichever date occurred first.7 The
Commission did not receive any such
opposition from you.
For the foregoing reasons, you are
debarred from participating in activities
associated with or related to the E-Rate
program for three years from the
Debarment Date.8 During this debarment
period, you are excluded from
participating in any activities associated
with or related to the E-Rate program,
including the receipt of funds or
discounted services through the E-Rate
program, or consulting with, assisting,
or advising applicants or service
providers regarding the E-Rate
program.9
Sincerely,
Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings
Division, Enforcement Bureau
cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service
Administrative Company (via email)
Rashann Duvall, Universal Service
Administrative Company (via email)
Andrew O. Schiff, Assistant United
States Attorney, United States
Department of Justice (via email)
4 United States v. Jonathan Slaughter, Case No.
2:11cr162–MEF–01, Plea Agreement at 3–5 (M.D.
Ala. 2011) (Plea Agreement); see Appendix.
5 Id. at 4–5.
6 47 C.F.R. § 54.8(c).
7 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.8 (e)(3), (4). Any opposition had
to be filed no later than June 13, 2012.
8 Id. §§ 54.8(e)(5), (g).
9 Id. §§ 54.8(a)(1), (5), (d).
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Total amount
converted
ECS’ clients
State
Dermott Public School District .............................................................................
Citrus County School District ...............................................................................
Eckerd Halfway House/E-Ku Sumee ...................................................................
Hendry County School District .............................................................................
Kuna Joint School District ....................................................................................
Middleton School District #134 ............................................................................
The Winchendon School ......................................................................................
Northwood Children’s Services ............................................................................
Prairie Academy ...................................................................................................
Poplar Bluff School District ..................................................................................
Red Cloud Community School District ................................................................
SAU 41—Hollis Brookline Schools ......................................................................
Beaufort County School District ...........................................................................
Middle Ohio Education .........................................................................................
Penns Valley Area School District .......................................................................
Bedford County School District ............................................................................
Banquete Independent School District ................................................................
Cleburne Independent School District .................................................................
Leander Independent School District ...................................................................
Teague Independent School District ....................................................................
Arkansas ...........................................................
Florida ...............................................................
Florida ...............................................................
Florida ...............................................................
Idaho .................................................................
Idaho .................................................................
Massachusetts ..................................................
Minnesota .........................................................
Minnesota .........................................................
Missouri .............................................................
Nebraska ...........................................................
New Hampshire ................................................
North Carolina ...................................................
Ohio ..................................................................
Pennsylvania .....................................................
Tennessee ........................................................
Texas ................................................................
Texas ................................................................
Texas ................................................................
Texas ................................................................
$6,809.24
678,288.69
5,670
39,031.19
3,523.67
4,299.25
8,316.00
24,797.66
4,673.99
7,672.77
2,254.52
1,765.18
9,730.00
23.01
10,966.83
23,215.94
18,655.72
7,231.32
31,872.31
3,190.56
TOTAL ...........................................................................................................
...........................................................................
891,987.85
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Applicant
Background Questionnaire
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’), 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq., the FDIC may not
conduct or sponsor, and the respondent
is not required to respond to, an
information collection unless it displays
a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. The
FDIC, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the renewal
of an existing information collection, as
required by the PRA. On June 25, 2012
(77 FR 37906), the FDIC solicited public
comment for a 60-day period on renewal
of the following information collection:
Applicant Background Questionnaire
(OMB No. 3064–0138). No comments
were received. Therefore, the FDIC
hereby gives notice of submission of its
request for renewal to OMB for review.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 22, 2012.
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Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
the FDIC by any of the following
methods:
• https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/
laws/federal/notices.html.
• Email: comments@fdic.gov Include
the name of the collection in the subject
line of the message.
• Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie (202–898–
3719), Counsel, Room NYA–5050,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20429.
• Hand Delivery: Comments may be
hand-delivered to the guard station at
the rear of the 17th Street Building
(located on F Street), on business days
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
All comments should refer to the
relevant OMB control number. A copy
of the comments may also be submitted
to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leneta G. Gregorie, at the FDIC address
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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Proposal To Renew the Following
Currently Approved Collection of
Information
Title: Applicant Background
Questionnaire.
OMB Number: 3064–0138.
Form No.: FDIC 2100/14.
Form Number: FDIC 2100/14.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
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Affected Public: FDIC job applicants
who are not current FDIC employees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
General Description of Collection: The
FDIC Applicant Background
Questionnaire is completed voluntarily
by FDIC job applicants who are not
current FDIC employees. Responses to
questions on the survey provide
information on gender, age, disability,
race/national origin, and to the
applicant’s source of vacancy
announcement information. Data is used
by the Office of Minority and Women
Inclusion and the Human Resources
Branch to evaluate the effectiveness of
various recruitment methods used by
the FDIC to ensure that the agency
meets workforce diversity objectives.
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the FDIC’s functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the estimates of the
burden of the information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[DA 12-1467]
Notice of Debarment
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (the ``Bureau'') debars Jonathan M.
Slaughter from the schools and libraries universal service support
mechanism (or ``E-Rate Program'') for a period of three years. The
Bureau takes this action to protect the E-Rate Program from waste,
fraud, and abuse.
DATES: Debarment commences on the date Mr. Jonathan M. Slaughter
receives the debarment letter or October 22, 2012, whichever date comes
first, for a period of three years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy M. Ragsdale, Attorney Advisor,
Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Investigations
and Hearings Division, Room 4-C330, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554. Joy Ragsdale may be contacted by telephone at (202) 418-1697 or
by email at Joy.Ragsdale@fcc.gov. If Ms. Ragsdale is unavailable, you
may contact Ms. Theresa Cavanaugh, Chief, Investigations and Hearings
Division, by telephone at (202) 418-1420 and by email at
Theresa.Cavanaugh@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau debarred Mr. Jonathan M.
Slaughter from the schools and libraries service support mechanism for
a period of three years pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8. Attached is the
debarment letter, DA 12-1467, which was mailed to Mr. Slaughter and
released on September 10, 2012. The complete text of the notice of
debarment is available for public inspection and copying during regular
business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portal II, 445
12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. In addition, the
complete text is available on the FCC's Web site at https://www.fcc.gov.
The text may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
inspection and copying during regular business hours at the contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portal II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-
B420, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 488-5300 or (800) 378-3160,
facsimile (202) 488-5563, or via email https://www.bcpiweb.com.
Federal Communications Commission.
Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau.
September 10, 2012
DA 12-1467
SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND EMAIL
Mr. Jonathan M. Slaughter, No. 13660-002
FCI Yazoo City Low
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 5000
Yazoo City, MS 39194
Re: Notice of Debarment
File No. EB-12-IH-0050
Dear Mr. Slaughter:
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) hereby notifies
you that, pursuant to Section 54.8 of its rules, you are prohibited
from participating in activities associated with or relating to the
schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (E-Rate
program) for three years from either the date of your receipt of this
Notice of Debarment, or of its publication in the Federal Register,
whichever is earlier in time (Debarment Date).\1\
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\1\ 47 C.F.R. Sec. 54.8(g); see also 47 C.F.R. Sec. 0.111
(delegating authority to the Enforcement Bureau to resolve universal
service suspension and debarment proceedings).
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On May 9, 2012, the Commission's Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) sent
you a Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceeding
(Notice of Suspension) \2\ that was published in the Federal Register
on May 24, 2012.\3\ The Notice of Suspension suspended you from
participating in activities associated with or relating to the E-Rate
program. It also described the basis for initiating debarment
proceedings against you, the applicable debarment procedures, and the
effect of debarment.
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\2\ Letter from Theresa Z. Cavanaugh, Chief, Investigations and
Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, to Jonathan M. Slaughter, Notice of Suspension and
Initiation of Debarment Proceeding, 27 FCC Rcd 5091 (Enf. Bur. 2012)
(Attachment 1).
\3\ 77 Fed. Reg. 31010 (May 24, 2012).
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As discussed in the Notice of Suspension, on September 29, 2011,
you pled guilty to converting approximately $892,000 in E-Rate checks,
payable to six schools and 14 school districts located in 13 states, to
your personal use while you were the owner and president of E-Rate
Consulting Services, LLC (ECS).\4\ Between May 2006 and January 2009,
you deposited those E-Rate funds into your ECS bank account for your
personal use instead of transmitting them to your clients.\5\ Pursuant
to Section 54.8(c) of the Commission's rules, your conviction of
criminal conduct in connection with the E-Rate program is the basis for
this debarment.\6\
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\4\ United States v. Jonathan Slaughter, Case No. 2:11cr162-MEF-
01, Plea Agreement at 3-5 (M.D. Ala. 2011) (Plea Agreement); see
Appendix.
\5\ Id. at 4-5.
\6\ 47 C.F.R. Sec. 54.8(c).
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In accordance with the Commission's debarment rules, you were
required to file with the Commission any opposition to your suspension
or its scope, or to your proposed debarment or its scope, no later than
30 calendar days from either the date of your receipt of the Notice of
Suspension or of its publication in the Federal Register, whichever
date occurred first.\7\ The Commission did not receive any such
opposition from you.
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\7\ 47 C.F.R. Sec. Sec. 54.8 (e)(3), (4). Any opposition had to
be filed no later than June 13, 2012.
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For the foregoing reasons, you are debarred from participating in
activities associated with or related to the E-Rate program for three
years from the Debarment Date.\8\ During this debarment period, you are
excluded from participating in any activities associated with or
related to the E-Rate program, including the receipt of funds or
discounted services through the E-Rate program, or consulting with,
assisting, or advising applicants or service providers regarding the E-
Rate program.\9\
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\8\ Id. Sec. Sec. 54.8(e)(5), (g).
\9\ Id. Sec. Sec. 54.8(a)(1), (5), (d).
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Sincerely,
Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau
cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service Administrative Company (via
email)
Rashann Duvall, Universal Service Administrative Company (via email)
Andrew O. Schiff, Assistant United States Attorney, United States
Department of Justice (via email)
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Appendix
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Total amount
ECS' clients State converted
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Dermott Public School District.... Arkansas............ $6,809.24
Citrus County School District..... Florida............. 678,288.69
Eckerd Halfway House/E-Ku Sumee... Florida............. 5,670
Hendry County School District..... Florida............. 39,031.19
Kuna Joint School District........ Idaho............... 3,523.67
Middleton School District 134.
The Winchendon School............. Massachusetts....... 8,316.00
Northwood Children's Services..... Minnesota........... 24,797.66
Prairie Academy................... Minnesota........... 4,673.99
Poplar Bluff School District...... Missouri............ 7,672.77
Red Cloud Community School Nebraska............ 2,254.52
District.
SAU 41--Hollis Brookline Schools.. New Hampshire....... 1,765.18
Beaufort County School District... North Carolina...... 9,730.00
Middle Ohio Education............. Ohio................ 23.01
Penns Valley Area School District. Pennsylvania........ 10,966.83
Bedford County School District.... Tennessee........... 23,215.94
Banquete Independent School Texas............... 18,655.72
District.
Cleburne Independent School Texas............... 7,231.32
District.
Leander Independent School Texas............... 31,872.31
District.
Teague Independent School District Texas............... 3,190.56
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TOTAL......................... .................... 891,987.85
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