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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.
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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
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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).
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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)
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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).
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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.
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).
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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).
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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
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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.
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54.8(a)(1), (5), (d).
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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
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