Presentations
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Andrew Rosa, Trial Attorney – USDOJ Antitrust Division Eric Wilson, Assistant Attorney General – Wisconsin Department of Justice Kent Byers, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG Dan Beaudoin, Construction Company Employee |
Bid-Rigging Prosecution – An Insider’s Account; Overview of Federal Antitrust Violations |
Sharon Vaughn-Fair, Assistant Chief Counsel for Eastern Legal Services – Federal Highway Administration Thomas Lehrich, Chief Counsel – Office of Legal, Legislative and External Affairs USDOT OIG Katherine Ovalle, Associate Counsel – USDOT OIG |
Ethics and Conflicts of Interest: Building Confidence in Government |
Kitty Cullen, Supervisory Auditor Jose Ramirez, Senior Auditor Defense Contract Audit Agency – Eastern Region Investigative Support Division |
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James Wahleithner, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG Efferem Poynter, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG Malik Freeman, Special Agent – USDOT OIG Chris Smith, Special Agent – USDOT OIG |
Highway-Related Case Studies Substandard Noise Panels, Utah’s I-215 Project |
Michael Wascom, Counselor to the Under Secretary for Policy – USDOT Sharon B. Robinson, CPA, Inspector General – State of Louisiana Jim Crumpacker, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Hurricane Relief and Recovery Oversight – USDOT OIG Mark Peters, National Contract and Grant Fraud Coordinator – USDOT OIG |
Hurricane Relief and Recovery: Damage, Rebuilding and Oversight |
Mary Baier, P.E., Project Engineer – Connecticut Department of Transportation Todd Damiani, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG |
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| Steve Learned, Assistant U.S. Attorney – Eastern District of Virginia | |
Charles Maikish, Executive Director Ronald Calvosa, Fraud Prevention Director Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center Ned Schwartz, Special Agent-in-Charge – USDOT OIG |
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Donald J. Shubert, Council of State Executives – American Road & Transportation Builders Association Jim Waltze, Past President – Associated General Contractors of America |
Maintaining a Culture of Integrity – A Construction Industry Perspective |
Gejaa Gobena, Trial Attorney – USDOJ Civil Division Michael Harkins, Attorney Advisor – Federal Highway Administration Office of Chief Counsel Lawrence Kutys, Auditor – U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Delaware Joe Zschiesche, Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge – USDOT OIG Elise Woods, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG |
Overview of the False Claims Act; Civil Fraud Investigations: Highway Construction Fraud Involving DBE Program and False Billing by Materials Inspection Firm |
Kurt W. Hyde, Assistant Inspector General for Surface and Maritime Programs – USDOT OIG |
Overview of USDOT OIG Audit Initiatives – Surface Transportation Program Oversight |
David Tochen, Deputy Assistant General Counsel – USDOT Office of General Counsel Steven Shaw, Deputy General Counsel for Contractor Responsibility – U.S. Air Force Michael Harkins, Attorney Advisor – Federal Highway Administration Office of Chief Counsel Omer Poirier, Counsel – USDOT OIG Ellen Shields, Program Analyst – USDOT Office of the Senior Procurement Executive Michael Bowen, Investigations Manager – Office of Inspector General Florida Department of Transportation John Long, Special Agent-in-Charge – USDOT OIG |
Overview of USDOT’s New Suspension and Debarment Policy Perspectives and Experience to Date |
Michael Purcell, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG Robert Goldman, Former Assistant U.S. Attorney – Eastern District of Pennsylvania Partner – Fox Rothschild, LLP (Philadelphia, PA and West Palm Beach, FL |
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Cathy Jackson, Director – Miami Dade County Audit and Management Service Tanya Jackson, Investigator – Miami Dade County Inspector General’s Office |
Racketeering, Contract Fraud and Corruption: Miami International Airport Fuel Farm Investigation |
Cecil T. Bragg, Jr., Inspector General Robert E. Clift, Director of Investigations Florida Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General |
Reporting Fraud and Corruption – It’s Never the Wrong Time to do the Right Thing |
Dan Helzner, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG Mark Peters, National Contract and Grant Fraud Coordinator – USDOT OIG |
Transit-Related Case Studies: |
| Carlos Vazquez, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG & TOPnet Steering Committee | |
John Griffith, Assistant U.S. Attorney Omer Poirier, Counsel – USDOT OIG |
Transportation Research Grant Fraud – $1 Million Embezzlement from University Grant |
| Jack Basso, Director of Management and Business Development – AASHTO | Unprecedented Funding Under SAFETEA-LU Legislation - Challenges Facing Oversight Providers |