NEWARK, N.J. — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving construction projects at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.
Forty-five-year-old James Conway entered the plea to charges of wire fraud and accepting unlawful kickbacks on Tuesday in federal court.
The Lackawanna County man was a regional manager for a construction company that handled projects at the military facilities.
Authorities say Conway hid his ownership of Walsh Construction while working as a manager for the construction contractor. He was accused of sending the contractor invoices signed by Keith Walsh for work done at the bases by Walsh Construction. Prosecutors say that name was actually a fake name used by Conway.
He faces up to 30 years behind bars when he’s sentenced on Nov. 30.
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The Lackawanna County man was a regional manager for a construction company that handled projects at the military facilities.
Authorities say Conway hid his ownership of Walsh Construction while working as a manager for the construction contractor. He was accused of sending the contractor invoices signed by Keith Walsh for work done at the bases by Walsh Construction. Prosecutors say that name was actually a fake name used by Conway.
He faces up to 30 years behind bars when he’s sentenced on Nov. 30.
