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The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho. POCATELLO — Robert Bailey, 63, of Centreville, Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for paying a bribe to a public official, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also […]
Businessman Sentenced for Bribery of FBI Official Published: 08 May 2021 08 May 2021 Pocatello, Idaho - Robert Bailey, 63, of Centreville, Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for paying a bribe to a public official, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced Wednesday. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also imposed a $100,000 fine and a term of three years of supervised release to follow Bailey’s prison sentence. “When private individuals perform contracts for the government, they effectively become public servants who must uphold a public trust,” s...
Former FBI employee sentenced for receiving bribes, tax fraud POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – A former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official was sentenced to 39 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for receiving a bribe by a public official, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced Wednesday. 52-year-old James Heslep of Gainesville, Virginia was also sentenced to 36 months in federal prison followed by one year of supervised release for making and subscribing a false federal income tax return. The sentences will run concurrently. U.S. Di...
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official has pleaded guilty to receiving bribes and falsifying tax returns. U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced on Monday, Dec. 14, that James Heslep, a former Management and Program Analyst during this time at the FBI, pleaded guilty to receiving a bribe as a public official as well as making and subscribing a false income tax return. “Public officials take a solemn oath not to exploit their office for personal gain,” said U.S. Attorney Davis. “Mr. Heslep disregarded his ethics training, purposely violated that oath, and compromised the FBI’...
POCATELLOÂ â Former Federal Bureau of Investigation official James Heslep, 51, of Gainesville, Virginia, pleaded guilty to receiving a bribe by a public official and making and subscribing a false federal income tax return, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Heslep pleaded guilty to a two-count criminal information filed in connection with his plea agreement. Sentencing is set for March 17, 2021, before U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill at the federal courthouse in Boise. In October 2020, Robert Bailey, 63, of Centreville, Virginia, pleaded guilty to paying a bribe to a pub...