Notice of Debarment, 889-890 [2015-00036]

Download as PDF 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 890 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 4 / Wednesday, January 7, 2015 / Notices 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. rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES December 18, 2014 DA 14–1856 SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND E-MAIL Ms. Donna P. English 225 Warren Road Michigan City, IN 46360 Re: Debarment Notice, FCC Case No. EB–IHD–14–00015686 Dear Ms. English: 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 Debarment Notice 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 16, 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 October 2011 you were convicted of multiple counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and one count of theft of government property for activities associated with the E-Rate program.3 As the owner of Project 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 Donna P. English, Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings, 29 FCC Rcd 10119 (Enf. Bur. 2014) (Suspension Notice); 79 FR 55486 (Sept. 16, 2014). 3 United States v. Donna P. English, Criminal Docket No. 2:10–cr–00075–JTM–PRC, Judgment at 1 (N.D. Ind. entered Oct. 14, 2011); Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10120–21. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:01 Jan 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 Managers, Inc. (PMI) you defrauded the E-Rate program by completing and filing E-Rate applications for the River Forest Community School Corporation (RFCSC) in violation of the E-Rate program rules.4 In addition, you submitted false invoices and received more than $200,000 in E-Rate payments from RFCSC and the Universal Service Administrative Company for technical services you did not provide and for cash advances you did not repay.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 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, 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. 2015–00036 Filed 1–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau; Federal Advisory Committee Act; Task Force on Optimal Public Safety Answering Point Architecture Federal Communications Commission. AGENCY: 4 Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10120. at 10120–2. 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). 9 Id. 54.8(a)(1), (5), (d). 5 Id. PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice. In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Task Force on Optimal Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Architecture (Task Force) will hold its first meeting on January 26, 2015, at 1 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission, Room TW–C305, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. DATES: January 26, 2015. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Room TW–C305 (Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy May, Federal Communications Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 202–418– 1463, email: timothy.may@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be held on January 26th, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the FCC, Room TW–305, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The Task Force is a Federal Advisory Committee that will study and report findings and recommendations on PSAP structure and architecture in order to determine whether additional consolidation of PSAP infrastructure and architecture improvements would promote greater efficiency of operations, safety of life, and cost containment, while retaining needed integration with local first responder dispatch and support. On December 2, 2014, pursuant to the FACA, the Commission established the Task Force charter for a period of two years, through December 2, 2016. The Task Force will present its initial findings and recommendations to the Commission no later than April 30, 2015 unless such period is extended by consent of the Chairman of the Commission (or his designee). Members of the general public may attend the meeting. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many attendees as possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The Commission will provide audio and/or video coverage of the meeting over the Internet from the FCC’s Web page at https://www.fcc.gov/ live. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via email to SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 889-890]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 14-1856]


Notice of Debarment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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

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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 14-1856
SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND E-MAIL
Ms. Donna P. English
225 Warren Road
Michigan City, IN 46360
    Re: Debarment Notice, FCC Case No. EB-IHD-14-00015686
Dear Ms. English:
    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 
Debarment Notice 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 16, 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 Donna P. English, 
Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings, 29 FCC 
Rcd 10119 (Enf. Bur. 2014) (Suspension Notice); 79 FR 55486 (Sept. 
16, 2014).
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    As discussed in the Suspension Notice, in October 2011 you were 
convicted of multiple counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, 
and one count of theft of government property for activities associated 
with the E-Rate program.\3\ As the owner of Project Managers, Inc. 
(PMI) you defrauded the E-Rate program by completing and filing E-Rate 
applications for the River Forest Community School Corporation (RFCSC) 
in violation of the E-Rate program rules.\4\ In addition, you submitted 
false invoices and received more than $200,000 in E-Rate payments from 
RFCSC and the Universal Service Administrative Company for technical 
services you did not provide and for cash advances you did not 
repay.\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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    \3\ United States v. Donna P. English, Criminal Docket No. 2:10-
cr-00075-JTM-PRC, Judgment at 1 (N.D. Ind. entered Oct. 14, 2011); 
Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10120-21.
    \4\ Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 10120.
    \5\ Id. at 10120-2.
    \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. 2015-00036 Filed 1-6-15; 8:45 am]
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