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2006 National Fraud Prevention Conference on Transportation Infrastructure Programs

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Presented by:	Presentation Title in alphabetical order
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	Fraud Awareness – A Forensic Audit Perspective
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 Contracts in Exchange for Gratuities, Washington, D.C. Falsified Payroll Records, Minnesota Landscaping Contract
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	Investigation of Substandard Highway Catch Basins – Bridgeport, Connecticut I-95 Corridor Improvement Project
Steve Learned, Assistant U.S. Attorney – Eastern District of Virginia	Key Role of Auditors in Transportation Fraud Investigations
Charles Maikish, Executive Director Ronald Calvosa, Fraud Prevention Director Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center Ned Schwartz, Special Agent-in-Charge – USDOT OIG	Lower Manhattan Post 9-11 Rebuilding and Project Oversight
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	Philadelphia Area Airport Construction Fraud
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: Fraud Involving the DBE Program, New York Transit Contract Embezzlement, Illinois Public Transit Funds
Carlos Vazquez, Senior Special Agent – USDOT OIG & TOPnet Steering Committee	Transportation Oversight Providers Network www.TOPnet.gov: A Web-Based Tool for Enhanced Information Sharing
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