{"id":26552,"date":"2016-09-12T14:01:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T21:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=26552"},"modified":"2016-09-12T14:03:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T21:03:55","slug":"ex-ceo-of-virginia-regional-transit-sentenced-to-prison-for-bribery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=26552","title":{"rendered":"Ex-CEO of Virginia Regional Transit Sentenced to Prison for Bribery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">ALEXANDRIA, VA.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A federal judge sentenced <strong>Mark W. McGregor<\/strong>, 63, of Charles Town, West Virginia, to 18 months in prison for bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In addition, McGregor was ordered to pay $380,000 in restitution, $380,000 in forfeiture, and a $50,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">McGregor plead guilty on May 16 for his role in a bribery scheme that caused $380,000 in losses to the U.S. government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He was sentenced Friday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26557\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26557 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mark_mcgregor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"mark_mcgregor\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mark_mcgregor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mark_mcgregor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/mark_mcgregor.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark W. McGregor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Regional Transit is funded by a combination of federal, state and local grants, including from the U.S. Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">McGregor engaged in a bribe scheme with co-conspirator <strong>Thomas Ahalt<\/strong>, then President of Mobile Auto Truck Repair, an automotive repair business in Purcellville, since 2007.\u00a0 Mobile Auto provided automotive repair services to VRT.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">According to plea papers, from January 2007 through December 2015, Mobile Auto submitted\u2014and McGregor caused to be approved\u2014false invoices for additional weekly labor charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">McGregor approved and Regional Transit paid to Mobile Auto approximately $380,000 in fraudulent additional weekly labor charges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In exchange, McGregor received regular kickback payments from Ahalt and others associated with Mobile Auto totaling half of the additional weekly labor charges.\u00a0 In total, McGregor received approximately $190,000 in kickback payments.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Dec. 15, 2015 Fox TV Report)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=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\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal judge sentenced Mark W. 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