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FDA supervisor and local businessman charged in bribery scheme

November 3, 2017 By Andrew Smith

Elvis Gordon, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supervisor, and small business owner Ivan Ponder have been arraigned on bribery and conspiracy charges for using Gordon’s influence to divert FDA contracts to a company owned by Ponder.

“Gordon and Ponder allegedly carried out a kickback scheme that lined both their pockets with taxpayer money for nearly six years,” said U. S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak. “Gordon is charged with violating the public’s trust by taking bribes in exchange for steering FDA business to Ponder.”

According to U.S. Attorney Pak, the charges, and other information presented in court:

  • Elvis Gordon is the Senior Facilities Manager of the FDA field office in Atlanta, and in that role influences the selection of businesses that do various maintenance work at the FDA building in the Atlanta area.
  • From 2010 until 2016, Gordon allegedly used his position to direct work to P&E Management, a company owned by Ivan Ponder.
  • Ponder, in turn, gave Gordon a debit card tied to P&E’s bank account, which Gordon used for shopping sprees, vacations, and dining out.
  • On one occasion, Gordon used the debit card to pay for FDA business trip expenses, for which Gordon later sought reimbursement from the FDA.
  • P&E also purchased a Cadillac Escalade for Gordon and his wife.

Elvis Gordon, 51, of Marietta, Georgia, and Ivan Ponder, 38, of Hiram, Georgia, were arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas. The defendants were indicted by a federal grand jury on October 17, 2017.

Members of the public are reminded that the indictment only contains charges.  The defendants are presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendants’ guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case is being investigated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Internal Affairs.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/fda-supervisor-and-local-businessman-charged-bribery-scheme

 

Filed Under: Contracting News Tagged With: abuse corruption, bribe, bribery, DOJ, FDA, Food & Drug Administration, fraud, Justice Dept., kick-back, kickback

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