by Andrew Murray | October 29th, 2019
On October 4, 2019, the Department of Justice made the announcement. The defendant was also convicted of conspiracy and making false statements. The Press Release states:
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Zaldy N. Sabino, 60, of Fort Washington, Maryland, was convicted of 13 counts of conspiracy, bribery, honest services wire fraud and making false statements. Sentencing has been set for Feb. 14, 2020.
Sabino was indicted in April 2019. According to the indictment, between November 2012 and early 2017, Sabino and the owner of a Turkish construction firm allegedly engaged in a bribery and procurement fraud scheme in which Sabino received at least $239,300 in cash payments from the Turkish owner while Sabino supervised multi-million dollar construction contracts awarded to the Turkish owner’s business partners and while Sabino made over a half million dollars in structured cash deposits into his personal bank accounts. Sabino allegedly concealed his unlawful relationship by, among other things, making false statements on financial disclosure forms and during his background reinvestigation.
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A copy of the indictment is available on the Department’s website.
