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Former BOP Subcontractor Pleaded Guilty to Wire Fraud

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On December 9, 2021, a former BOP Subcontractor pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.  James Woods, Jr. pleaded guilty in the Southern District of West Virginia. According to the factual statement in support of the guilty plea, from on or about May 15, 2016, through on or about July 18, 2016, Woods devised a scheme to defraud three companies by falsely representing himself on a credit application which was electronically transmitted across interstate lines.  The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Fraud Detection Office.

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