Federal prosecutors have sentenced three former researchers from Georgia Tech Research Institute who were involved in a fraud scheme targeting the university and the CIA.
Three former Georgia Tech researchers have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to defraud the university and the Central Intelligence Agency, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. James G. Maloney, former chief scientist for the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and James J. Acree and James D. Fraley III had access to a university credit card that was supposed to be for official business, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.
Acree and Fraley pleaded guilty in 2016 and cooperated with the government. Maloney pleaded guilty in May. U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said Maloney 'took advantage of his high position at GTRI to line his own pockets at the public's expense.' The men, experts in electromagnetic analysis and measurements, worked at GTRI’s Advanced Concepts Laboratory on projects funded by the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies and private industry.
Maloney’s sentence should send a clear message to anyone seeking to abuse their positions for personal gain, the FBI will find you and hold you accountable,' said Keri Farley, special agent in charge of FBI Atlanta. Acree, 58, of Atlanta, was sentenced to three years of probation with the first year to be served on home confinement and was ordered to pay $604,692 in restitution, Buchanan's office said.
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