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July 20, 2012
DA 12-1171
VIA CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
AND E-MAIL
Ms. Gloria F. Harper
c/o Ms. Cynthia Marie Cimino
Federal Public Defender
Hale Boggs Federal Building
500 Poydras St., Room 318
New Orleans, LA 70130
Re: Notice of Debarment
File No. EB-12-IH-0400
Dear Ms. Harper:
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) hereby notifies you
that, pursuant to Section 54.8 of its rules, you are prohibited from
participating in the schools and libraries universal service support
mechanism (E-Rate program) for three years from either the date of your
receipt of this Notice of Debarment, or of its publication in the Federal
Register, whichever is earlier in time (Debarment Date).
On March 22, 2012, the Commission's Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) sent you a
Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceeding (Notice of
Suspension) that was published in the Federal Register on April 23, 2012.
The Notice of Suspension suspended you from participating in activities
associated with or relating to the E-Rate program. It also described the
basis for initiating debarment proceedings against you, the applicable
debarment procedures, and the effect of debarment.
As discussed in the Notice of Suspension, in June 2011 you pled guilty to
conspiring with others to fraudulently obtain $4.5 million in E-Rate
contracts through your companies, Computer Training and Associates and
Global Networking Technologies. In addition, you admitted to bribing
school officials in exchange for control of the E-Rate application and
competitive bidding process. Your fraudulent scheme adversely affected 20
schools and school districts located throughout six states. Pursuant to
Section 54.8(c) of the Commission's rules, your conviction of criminal
conduct in connection with the E-Rate program is the basis for this
debarment.
In accordance with the Commission's debarment rules, you were required to
file with the Commission any opposition to your suspension or its scope,
or to your proposed debarment or its scope, no later than 30 calendar days
from either the date of your receipt of the Notice of Suspension or of its
publication in the Federal Register, whichever date occurred first. The
Commission did not receive any such opposition.
For the foregoing reasons, you are debarred from participating in the
E-Rate program for three years from the Debarment Date. During this
period, you are excluded from participating in any activities associated
with or related to the E-Rate program, including the receipt of funds or
discounted services through the E-Rate program, or consulting with,
assisting, or advising applicants or service providers regarding the
E-Rate program.
Sincerely,
Theresa Z. Cavanaugh, Chief
Investigations and Hearings Division
Enforcement Bureau
cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service Administrative Company (via
e-mail)
Rashann Duvall, Universal Service Administrative Company (via e-mail)
Juan Rodriguez, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice
(via e-mail)
Stephanie Toussaint, Antitrust Division, United States Department of
Justice (via e-mail)
Appendix
Schools and School Districts City and State
All Saints School New Orleans, LA
St. Augustine High School New Orleans, LA
St. David School New Orleans, LA
St. Monica School New Orleans, LA
Gould Public School District Gould, AR
Holly Grove Public School District Holly Grove, AR
Antioch Center - St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Antioch, IL
Fairfield Center Round Lake Beach, IL
Ingleside Center - Ingleside United Methodist Ingleside, IL
Church
St. Mary's Center - Libertyville Covenant Libertyville, IL
Church
Waukegan Center Waukegan, IL
Zion Center - Zion Benton High School Zion, IL
Niles Terrace Center Waukegan IL
Wilmer - Hutchins Independent School District Dallas, TX
Innovation Child Development Center Tallahassee, FL
Innovation School of Excellence Tallahassee, FL
Capital City School (also known as Covenant Tallahassee, FL
Academy Preparatory School)
Whole Word Christian Academy Miami, FL
Twin Buttes Elementary School Halliday, N.D.
White Shield School Roseglen, N.D.
47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(g). See also 47 C.F.R. S: 0.111 (delegating authority to
the Enforcement Bureau to resolve universal service suspension and
debarment proceedings).
Letter from Theresa Z. Cavanaugh, Acting Chief, Investigations and
Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission,
to Ms. Gloria F. Harper, Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment
Proceeding, 27 FCC Rcd 2888 (Enf. Bur. 2012) (Attachment 1).
77 Fed. Reg. 24202 (Apr. 23, 2012).
United States v. Gloria F. Harper, Criminal Docket No.
2:10-cr-00326-CJB-ALC, Plea Agreement at 3-5 (E.D. La. entered June 6,
2011).
Id. at 4.
Id. at 5. See Appendix.
47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(c).
47 C.F.R. S:S: 54.8(e)(3), (4). Any opposition had to be filed no later
than April 21, 2012.
Id. S:S: 54.8(e)(5), (g).
Id. S:S: 54.8(a)(1), (5), (d).
United States v. Gloria F. Harper, Criminal Docket No.
2:10-cr-00326-CJB-ALC, Factual Basis at 2-3.
Ms. Gloria F. Harper
July 20, 2012
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WASHINGTON, DC 20554
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Enforcement Bureau
Investigations and Hearings Division