Second ex-Ingalls supervisor sentenced to prison
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – Former Ingalls Shipbuilding Supervisor Charles Gardner Jr. has been sentenced for approving his employees’ time on the job though he knew it was fraudulent.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1QiBkPc) U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden sentenced Gardner Thursday to six months in prison, one year of supervised release and eight months of house arrest along with a $20,000 fine.
The 41-year-old Gardner, of Mobile, Alabama, and a former employee Gardner supervised, 52-year-old Neil Riley Holden, of Jackson County, pleaded guilty to misprision of felony in the case, meaning they had knowledge of a crime but failed to report it.
Prosecutors said the fraud resulted in a loss to the government of up to $11.3 million. It led to the firings of more than 20 Ingalls employees, including Gardner and Holden.
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GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – Former Ingalls Shipbuilding Supervisor Charles Gardner Jr. has been sentenced for approving his employees’ time on the job though he knew it was fraudulent.
The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1QiBkPc) U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden sentenced Gardner Thursday to six months in prison, one year of supervised release and eight months of house arrest along with a $20,000 fine.
The 41-year-old Gardner, of Mobile, Alabama, and a former employee Gardner supervised, 52-year-old Neil Riley Holden, of Jackson County, pleaded guilty to misprision of felony in the case, meaning they had knowledge of a crime but failed to report it.
Prosecutors said the fraud resulted in a loss to the government of up to $11.3 million. It led to the firings of more than 20 Ingalls employees, including Gardner and Holden.
