ALEXANDRIA, VA.
A federal judge sentenced Mark W. McGregor, 63, of Charles Town, West Virginia, to 18 months in prison for bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, according to officials.
In addition, McGregor was ordered to pay $380,000 in restitution, $380,000 in forfeiture, and a $50,000 fine.
McGregor plead guilty on May 16 for his role in a bribery scheme that caused $380,000 in losses to the U.S. government.
He was sentenced Friday.
According to court documents, McGregor served as the chief executive officer of Virginia Regional Transit, a not for profit organization that provides transportation services throughout Northern Virginia.
Regional Transit is funded by a combination of federal, state and local grants, including from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
McGregor engaged in a bribe scheme with co-conspirator Thomas Ahalt, then President of Mobile Auto Truck Repair, an automotive repair business in Purcellville, since 2007. Mobile Auto provided automotive repair services to VRT.
According to plea papers, from January 2007 through December 2015, Mobile Auto submitted—and McGregor caused to be approved—false invoices for additional weekly labor charges.
McGregor approved and Regional Transit paid to Mobile Auto approximately $380,000 in fraudulent additional weekly labor charges.
A portion of the monies Regional Transit paid to Mobile Auto were federal program funds originating from the Federal Transit Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In exchange, McGregor received regular kickback payments from Ahalt and others associated with Mobile Auto totaling half of the additional weekly labor charges. In total, McGregor received approximately $190,000 in kickback payments.
(Dec. 15, 2015 Fox TV Report)