印第安纳州男子除名期间冒名承接联邦咨询被判2年：隐瞒身份三年骗取约44万美元
位于美国印第安纳州的 South Bend 联邦法院判处当地男子 Stephen A. Schemenauer 24个月监禁。美国印第安纳北区检察官 Adam L. Mildred 宣布，现年46岁的 Schemenauer 在就「隐瞒重大事实」罪名认罪后，被地区法官 Cristal C. Brisco 判处24个月监禁、1年监督释放，并罚款225,000美元。
据法庭文件，Schemenauer 此前为与美国总务管理局（GSA）签约的企业提供咨询服务。他曾向 GSA 提交一份伪造文件，其咨询公司因此被 GSA 除名，自2022年2月至2025年2月不得与联邦政府做生意。除名期间，他随即以另一个名字开设新公司，用假冒身份继续向 GSA 提供咨询，并以他人名义签署发给 GSA 的邮件与文件、隐瞒真实身份，三年间从客户处骗取约44万美元。他承认，自己是有意隐瞒身份，因为 GSA 一旦知道其通信背后的真实身份，就不会批准他继续提供咨询服务。
检察官 Adam L. Mildred 表示，联邦除名是保护纳税人资金的严肃法律屏障，不是可以用欺骗绕过的行政手续，此判刑向企图以欺诈手段规避除名者发出明确信号。GSA 代理督察长 Robert C. Erickson 表示，联邦停权与除名程序旨在阻止政府与不负责任、不诚实的承包商合作，该办公室将继续调查以虚假信息绕过政府防护者。
此案由 GSA 督察长办公室主查，助理联邦检察官 Luke N. Reilander 负责起诉。（来源：美国司法部）
Indiana Man Sentenced to 2 Years for Running Federal Consulting Business Under Assumed Identity While Debarred: About $440,000 Obtained
A federal court in South Bend, Indiana, has sentenced Stephen A. Schemenauer, 46, of South Bend, to 24 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to concealing a material fact, U.S. Attorney Adam L. Mildred for the Northern District of Indiana announced. U.S. District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco also imposed one year of supervised release and a $225,000 fine.
According to documents in the case, Schemenauer offered consulting services to businesses with contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA). After he submitted a falsified document to the GSA, his consulting service was debarred from February 2022 through February 2025, barring him from doing business with the federal government. Despite the debarment, he soon opened a new business under a different name and continued his consulting services with the GSA, concealing his true identity by submitting emails and documents signed in someone else's name. Over three years he fraudulently obtained approximately $440,000 from clients, admitting he willfully concealed his identity because the GSA would not have approved his continued services had it known who was behind the communications.
U.S. Attorney Adam L. Mildred said federal debarment is a severe legal barrier to protect taxpayer dollars, not an administrative hurdle to be outmaneuvered through deceit, and that the sentence sends a clear message to anyone contemplating white-collar crime. GSA Acting Inspector General Robert C. Erickson said the suspension and debarment process helps prevent agencies from doing business with irresponsible and dishonest contractors, and that his office will continue to investigate those who use false information to bypass government safeguards.
The GSA Office of Inspector General investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke N. Reilander prosecuted it. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
发布：GSM·美国（发布链接）
图片来源：图：美国总务管理局（GSA）总部大楼，本案由 GSA 督察长办公室主查。APK 摄，CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: U.S. General Services Administration headquarters; the case was investigated by the GSA Office of Inspector General. By APK, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
GSM Global · 本篇英文版 English edition of this story
