Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Ralph Mariano and his father, Ralph Mariano, Jr., are scheduled to go before U.S. District Court on Friday.
Ralph Mariano and his father, Ralph Mariano, Jr., both arraigned in the Navy kickback case, have requested to waive a jury trial. They are scheduled to appear in court on Friday to address the request, said Jim Martin, Public Information Officer at the U.S. Attorney's Office. The younger Mariano allegedly accepted kickbacks of naval funds from Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT), a Middletown company. ASFT had about $128 million in Navy contracts when it closed. Ralph Mariano is a former civilian program manager and senior systems engineer with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Newport. Mariano’s girlfriend, Mary O'Rourke, who was also indicated in the case plans to ask for a bench trial as well, reports the Journal. The …
Monday, July 9, 2012
A Rhode Island lawyer is accused in connection with an alleged U.S. Navy kickback scheme.
Lawyer Mary O'Rourke is scheduled to be arraigned in court today on charges of conspiracy and theft of government property, reports The Providence Journal. O'Rourke, a former employee of Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT), a Middletown company, is being arraigned in connection with an alleged U.S. Navy kickback scheme. Ralph Mariano of Virginia is also expected to appear in court on arraignment later this month. Mariano, 53, of Arlington, VA, a former engineer with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is accused of accepting bribes as a public official from Portsmouth resident Russell E. Spencer. Mariano allegedly accepted kickbacks of naval funds from Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The arraignments are set for July.
A Virginia man and a Warwick lawyer are set to be arraigned in July on federal charges in connection with an alleged U.S. Navy kickbacks scheme. Ralph Mariano of Virginia and Mary E. O'Rourke will appear in federal court in July, reports The Providence Journal. Mariano, 53, of Arlington, VA, a former engineer with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is accused of accepting bribes as a public official from Portsmouth resident Russell E. Spencer. Mariano allegedly accepted kickbacks of naval funds from Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT), a Middletown company. His father also faces tax charges, according to The Providence Journal.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Ralph Mariano and his father are scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in federal court.
A Virginia man and his 80-year-old father are set to be arraigned today on federal charges in connection with an alleged U.S. Navy kickbacks scheme. Ralph Mariano of Virginia and his father, Ralph Mariano Jr. of North Providence, will appear this afternoon in federal court, reports The Providence Journal. Mariano, 53, of Arlington, VA, a former engineer with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is accused of accepting bribes as a public official from Portsmouth resident Russell E. Spencer. Mariano allegedly accepted kickbacks of naval funds from Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT), a Middletown company. His father also faces tax charges, according to The Providence Journal.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Ralph M. Mariano has hired former U.S. Attorney Robert Corrente as his defense lawyer.
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Ralph M. Mariano of Virginia, the man accused of receiving a bribe in the alleged Navy kickback scheme, now wants the public to pay his attorney fees, reports The Providence Journal. Mariano's newly-hired defense lawyer, U.S. Attorney Robert Corrente, has told the courts his client is "indigent," reports The Providence Journal. Mariano, 53, of Arlington, VA, a former engineer with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is accused of accepting bribes as a public official from Portsmouth resident Russell E. Spencer. Mariano allegedly accepted kickbacks of naval funds from Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT), a Middletown company. Spencer recently admitted to lying to investigators and prosecutors on three occasions …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The federal grand jury issued 37 counts against Ralph Mariano and his father, Ralph Mariano, Jr.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
A federal grand jury in Providence today issued a 37-count indictment against one of the main suspects in the Navy kickback scheme, while also issuing charges against the suspect's father. A release from U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha outlined multiple charges against 54-year-old Ralph Mariano of South Arlington, VA, who worked as a civil engineer with the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in Newport. Those charges include conspiracy, theft of government funds, extortion, and multiple counts of wire fraud and tax evasion. Mariano's father, 80-year-old Ralph Mariano Jr., of North Providence, was charged with multiple counts of tax evasion. The indictment alleges that Mariano helped devise a scheme from 1996 through January 2011 in …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Russell Spencer, 57, of Portsmouth, pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to the FBI on three separate occasions, according to U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha.
A Portsmouth man pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to the FBI during the investigation into an alleged Navy kickback scheme. Russell E. Spencer, 57, of Portsmouth, a sub-contractor, appeared in U.S. District Court Thursday before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi. Spencer admitted he lied to investigators and prosecutors on three occasions between September 2011 and January 2012 about a relationship he had with another person, and that he provided gifts and monies to that person from proceeds he realized from the kickback scheme. The sub-contractor from Portsmouth previously pleaded guilty in June 2011 to being the conduit for alleged kickbacks of naval funds from Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT), a Middletown company, to…
Monday, April 9, 2012
Russell Spencer, 57, of Portsmouth, has agreed to plead guilty to lying to the FBI on three separate occasions, according to U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha.
A Portsmouth man, who admitted in June to being involved in an alleged Navy kickback scheme, has agreed to plead guilty to lying to the FBI during the investigation. Russell Spencer, 57, of Portsmouth, a sub-contractor, admitted this past June he was the conduit in the alleged kickbacks of naval funds from Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow (ASFT), a Middletown company, to Ralph Mariano, an engineer with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). Spencer has now agreed to plead guilty to lying to the FBI on three occasions during the investigation into the alleged kickback scheme, according U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha and Richard Deslauriers, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Office. Spencer allegedly made the false…
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The assistant U.S. attorney hopes to get Patrick Nagle's sentencing delayed by 120 days.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
A federal prosecutor is seeking a sentencing delay for Patrick Nagle, the director of a company formerly based in Middletown, who admitted to funneling nearly $20 million in federal Navy funds. The Providence Journal reports that Assistant U.S. Attorney Dulce Donovan is asking Nagle's sentencing be delayed 120 days past its current March date. Nagle pleaded guilty in the Navy kickback scheme last August. He held the position as senior vice president at ASFT, which had operations based out of Middletown and Roswell, GA. Nagle also served as the company's director of contracts. ASFT closed in Middletown in February after federal investigators seized company assets as part of its multimillion dollar investigation into allegations of the Navy …
Monday, June 20, 2011
Russell Spencer entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court on Friday.
Projo.com reports that a Portsmouth man entered a guilty plea late Friday afternoon in connection with the multimillion-dollar Navy kickback case. Russell Spencer of Portsmouth was charged previously with one felonious count of conspiracy to commit bribery. He pleaded guilty to the charge on Friday. Spencer allegedly served as a consultant, who formed three companies which received millions of dollars from Navy contracts. To read the full article, click here. To read more on the alleged Navy kickback scheme, which involved a Middletown company, click here.
ralph
9:31 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Wanna-be Good Fellas. What a bunch of clowns. This is what happens to jabroni's who think their last name is Patriaca. "Look ma....top of the world." more ›