Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to E-rate Fraud
A Kentucky man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the USF E-rate program from 2004 to 2014, the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee said Friday. Mark Whitaker helped manage companies owned by co-defendant Chuck…
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Jones and submitted false E-rate certifications at Jones' direction, resulting in about $6.9 million in fraudulent E-rate payments, DOJ said. Sentencing for Whitaker is set for July 23. He faces a maximum three years in prison, one year supervised release and $250,000 in fines. Charges against Jones are pending, the government said.