CORPORATE CRIME REPORTER
Former
Interior Official Pleads Guilty to Conflict of Interest Charge
22 Corporate Crime Reporter 31, July 30, 2008
A former official at the Mineral Management Service (MMS) at the Department
of Interior pled guilty to a felony violation of the conflict of interest law.
Jimmy W. Mayberry, 65, a resident of Strawn, Texas, was charged in a single-count criminal information filed on June 25, 2008.
Mayberry pled guilty before Judge Henry H. Kennedy of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Mayberry faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 and supervised release following his incarceration.
The sentencing has been set for Nov. 14, 2008, before Judge Kennedy.
Mayberry was nearing retirement from federal service, he and his supervisor explored ways he could return to work for the Department of Interior after his official retirement.
Mayberry decided to create a consulting position which, while created and intended specifically for Mayberry, was required by law to be the subject of open and fair competitive bidding procedures.
Mayberry also admitted that in his official capacity before retiring, he created the "statement of work" that would subsequently be used to define the position and evaluate the bids of Mayberry and his competitors.
Mayberry
was the only applicant out of all bidders for the position to receive a grade
of "excellent" on every qualification category and was awarded the
contract.
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