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April 12, 2019
NCO's heroics prove AF lethality

Before he became an Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent, Greggory Swarz, now with Detachment 203, Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., exhibited the character of a hero that would make his present command proud. On Jan. 26, 2015, then Staff Sgt. Swarz, an Electro and Environmental
April 1, 2019
Five men charged with fraudulently obtaining over $15M in government contracts

Five men were charged in a 71-count indictment with engaging in conspiracies to defraud several federal agencies by paying bribes and fraudulently obtaining at least $15 million in government contracts they were not entitled to through disabled-veteran set asides and other programs.
March 26, 2019
The hunt is on: Cyber group hosts exercise to evolve operators

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations 3rd Field Investigations Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, participated in the 567th Cyberspace Operation Group's "hunt exercise" March 22, 2019, at JBSA.
March 13, 2019
U.S. obtains over $25M in forfeited funds from fraud and corruption in government contracting in Afghanistan

The Department of Justice has reached a settlement of its civil forfeiture case against assets owned by Hikmatullah Shadman that he wrongfully acquired as a government contractor in Afghanistan.
March 13, 2019
Final defendant in Robins fraud case sentenced; Individuals, businesses to pay back millions

Charles "Charlie" E. Peeler, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced the defendant in the center of a scheme to award millions of dollars in military contracts in exchange for illegal kickbacks at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., was sentenced in federal court Feb. 20, 2019.
March 12, 2019
DoJ honors Special Agent trio

Three Special Agents from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Office of Procurement Fraud Investigations have been recognized by the Department of Justice for their outstanding work.
Feb. 26, 2019
Air Force One touches down at RAF Mildenhall

Air Force One, carrying President Donald J. Trump and a contingency of White House officials and media members, arrived at RAF Mildenhall for refueling and logistical support Feb. 26, 2019. Air Force One, along with a C-32, known as “Air Force Two” and an E-4B National Airborne Operations Center
Feb. 15, 2019
Former Government contracting officer rep given 60 month prison sentence for conspiracy, bribery

Jerry T. Vertefeuille, 54, of Niceville, Fla., was sentenced Feb. 12, 2019, to 60 months in prison, while co-defendant Christopher A. Carter, 37, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., was scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 15, 2019. The sentence was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the
Feb. 6, 2019
Innovative tutorial paves way for OSI, LE partners

Innovation has various definitions and a thread connecting them all is innovation can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time.Enter Air Force Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Argent Palumbo, Detachment 631, Kunsan Air Base, Korea, whose creative thinking improved a process integral to
Feb. 6, 2019
OSI owns indexing response, way ahead

Shortly after the Nov. 5, 2017, mass shooting in Sutherland, Texas, that killed 26 people and wounded 22 others, the Air Force Office of Special investigations stood up an internal National Crime Information Center Indexing Task Force to review all investigative case files from 1998-2017.