Notice of Debarment, 888-889 [2015-00034]

Download as PDF 888 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 4 / Wednesday, January 7, 2015 / Notices the E-Rate Program from waste, fraud, and abuse. DATES: Debarment commences on the date Mr. Gregory Paul Styles receives the debarment letter or January 7, 2015, 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 Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau debarred Mr. Gregory Paul Styles 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 14–1855, which was mailed to Mr. Styles and released on December 18, 2014. 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 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. rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Communications Commission. Jeffrey J. Gee, Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau. December 18, 2014 DA 14–1855 SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND E-MAIL Mr. Gregory Paul Styles 15506 Banjo Court Woodbridge, VA 22193 Re: Debarment Notice, FCC Case No. EB–IHD–14–00013502 Dear Mr. Styles: 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:01 Jan 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 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 August 26, 2014, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau sent you a Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings that was published in the Federal Register on September 22, 2014.2 That Suspension Notice 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. As discussed in the Suspension Notice, in March 2011 you were convicted of conspiring with Marvin Mitch Freeman to obstruct the competitive bidding process and defraud the E-Rate program of approximately $788,000.3 As the Management Information Systems Director for Chowchilla Elementary School District (CESD) you were responsible for CESD’s procurement process and, therefore were ineligible to bid on CESD’s E-Rate projects.4 To circumvent the Commission’s competitive bidding rules, you solicited Mr. Freeman to bid on CESD E-Rate contracts through his business, Twisted Head Design.5 Specifically, you awarded Mr. Freeman the E-Rate contracts knowing he was unqualified to perform E-Rate work and that you or a subcontractor would perform the work, and bill the Universal Service Administrative Company for that work.6 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.7 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 1 47 CFR 54.8(e), (g); see also id. 0.111 (delegating authority to the Enforcement Bureau to resolve universal service suspension and debarment proceedings). 2 Letter from Jeffrey J. Gee, Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to Gregory Paul Styles, Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings, 29 FCC Rcd 10109 (Enf. Bur. 2014) (Suspension Notice); 79 FR 56579 (Sept. 22, 2014). 3 United States v. Gregory P. Styles, Criminal Docket No. 1:06CR00013–001, Judgment at 1 (E.D. Cal. filed March 17, 2011, amended June 15, 2011); Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10110–11. 4 Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10110. 5 Id; see 47 CFR 54.503, 54.511(a). 6 Id. 7 47 CFR 54.8(c). PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 its scope, no later than 30 calendar days from either the date of your receipt of the Suspension Notice or of its publication in the Federal Register, whichever date occurred first.8 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.9 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.10 Sincerely, Jeffrey J. Gee Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division Enforcement Bureau cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service Administrative Company (via e-mail) Rashann Duvall, Universal Service Administrative Company (via e-mail) Mark J. McKeon, United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California (via e-mail) [FR Doc. 2015–00035 Filed 1–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 14–1854] Notice of Debarment Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Enforcement Bureau (the ‘‘Bureau’’) debars Marvin Mitch Freeman 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. Marvin Mitch Freeman receives the debarment letter or January 7, 2015, 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 SUMMARY: 8 Id. 54.8(e)(3)–(4). Any opposition had to be filed no later than October 22, 2014. 9 Id. 54.8(e)(5), (g). 10 Id 54.8(a)(1), (5), (d). E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 4 / Wednesday, January 7, 2015 / Notices 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 Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau debarred Mr. Marvin Mitch Freeman 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 14–1854, which was mailed to Mr. Freeman and released on December 18, 2014. 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 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. rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Communications Commission. Jeffrey J. Gee, Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau. December 18, 2014 DA 14–1854 SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND E-MAIL Mr. Marvin Mitch Freeman, 1408 Northhill Street, Selma, CA 93662, Re: Debarment Notice, FCC Case No. EB–IHD–14–00015659 Dear Mr. Freeman: 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 August 26, 2014, the Commission’s Enforcement Bureau sent 1 47 CFR 54.8(e), (g); see also id. 0.111 (delegating authority to the Enforcement Bureau to resolve universal service suspension and debarment proceedings). VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:01 Jan 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 you a Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings that was published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2014.2 That Suspension Notice 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. As discussed in the Suspension Notice, on March 17, 2011, you were convicted of conspiring with Gregory Paul Styles, the Management Information Systems Director for the Chowchilla Elementary School District (CESD), to obstruct the competitive bidding process and defraud the E-Rate program of approximately $788,000.3 You and Mr. Styles used your silk screening company, Twisted Head Design, to bid on CESD’s E-Rate contracts.4 Mr. Styles awarded E-Rate contracts to Twisted Head Design knowing you and the company were unqualified to perform E-Rate work, performed the work himself or through his subcontractors, and billed USAC for that work.5 Pursuant to Section 54.8(c) of the Commission’s rules, your conviction of criminal conduct associated 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 Suspension Notice 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, 2 Letter from Jeffrey J. Gee, Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to Marvin Mitch Freeman, Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings, 29 FCC Rcd 10114 (Enf. Bur. 2014) (Suspension Notice); 79 FR 54718 (Sept. 12, 2014). 3 United States v. Marvin Mitch Freeman, Criminal Docket No. 1:06-cr-00013–002, Judgment at 1 (E.D. Cal. filed March 17, 2011); Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10115–16. 4 Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10115. 5 Id. 6 47 CFR 54.8(c). 7 Id.54.8 (e)(3), (4). Any opposition had to be filed no later than October 3, 2014. 8 Id. 54.8(e)(5), (g). PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 889 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, Jeffrey J. Gee Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division Enforcement Bureau [FR Doc. 2015–00034 Filed 1–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 14–1856] Notice of Debarment Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Enforcement Bureau (the ‘‘Bureau’’) debars Donna P. English 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 Ms. Donna P. English receives the debarment letter or January 7, 2015, 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 Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau debarred Ms. Donna P. English 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 14–1856, which was mailed to Ms. English and released on December 18, 2014. 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 SUMMARY: 9 Id. E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 54.8(a)(1), (5), (d). 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 888-889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 14-1854]


Notice of Debarment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (the ``Bureau'') debars Marvin Mitch 
Freeman 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. Marvin Mitch Freeman 
receives the debarment letter or January 7, 2015, 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

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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 Jeffrey.Gee@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau debarred Mr. Marvin Mitch Freeman 
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 14-1854, which was mailed to Mr. Freeman and released on 
December 18, 2014. 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 
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.
Jeffrey J. Gee,
Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau.

December 18, 2014

DA 14-1854

SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND E-MAIL
Mr. Marvin Mitch Freeman,
1408 Northhill Street,
Selma, CA 93662,
    Re: Debarment Notice, FCC Case No. EB-IHD-14-00015659
Dear Mr. Freeman:
    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 CFR 54.8(e), (g); see also id. 0.111 (delegating 
authority to the Enforcement Bureau to resolve universal service 
suspension and debarment proceedings).
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    On August 26, 2014, the Commission's Enforcement Bureau sent you a 
Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings that was 
published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2014.\2\ That 
Suspension Notice 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 Jeffrey J. Gee, Acting Chief, Investigations and 
Hearings Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to Marvin Mitch Freeman, 
Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings, 29 FCC 
Rcd 10114 (Enf. Bur. 2014) (Suspension Notice); 79 FR 54718 (Sept. 
12, 2014).
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    As discussed in the Suspension Notice, on March 17, 2011, you were 
convicted of conspiring with Gregory Paul Styles, the Management 
Information Systems Director for the Chowchilla Elementary School 
District (CESD), to obstruct the competitive bidding process and 
defraud the E-Rate program of approximately $788,000.\3\ You and Mr. 
Styles used your silk screening company, Twisted Head Design, to bid on 
CESD's E-Rate contracts.\4\ Mr. Styles awarded E-Rate contracts to 
Twisted Head Design knowing you and the company were unqualified to 
perform E-Rate work, performed the work himself or through his 
subcontractors, and billed USAC for that work.\5\ Pursuant to Section 
54.8(c) of the Commission's rules, your conviction of criminal conduct 
associated with the E-Rate program is the basis for this debarment.\6\
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    \3\ United States v. Marvin Mitch Freeman, Criminal Docket No. 
1:06-cr-00013-002, Judgment at 1 (E.D. Cal. filed March 17, 2011); 
Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10115-16.
    \4\ Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10115.
    \5\ Id.
    \6\ 47 CFR 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 Suspension 
Notice 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\ Id.54.8 (e)(3), (4). Any opposition had to be filed no later 
than October 3, 2014.
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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. 54.8(e)(5), (g).
    \9\ Id. 54.8(a)(1), (5), (d).

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Sincerely,

Jeffrey J. Gee

Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division Enforcement 
Bureau

[FR Doc. 2015-00034 Filed 1-6-15; 8:45 am]
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