The men were charged with bribery and conspiracy pertaining to his
involvement in a theft scheme to sell government-appropriated fuel in
July 2011.
On November 19, 2014, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, Enmanuel Lugo pled guilty to charges of bribery and conspiracy pertaining to his involvement in a theft scheme to sell government-appropriated fuel in July 2011.
On October 22, 2014, Enmanuel Lugo relinquished $28,700 in U.S. currency to federal agents during a formal proffer session conducted at the offices of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. According to Lugo, these funds were part of the proceeds gained from his illegal activities.
The money was transported by SIGAR and FBI agents to a local bank where it was exchanged for a cashier’s check made payable to the U.S. Marshal’s Service.
The investigation was based on allegations that Lugo and co-conspirators collaborated to falsify Transportation Movement Requests (TMRs) to facilitate the theft of fuel at KAF that they sold on the black market in neighboring towns in return for cash payments. The overall loss to the U.S. government because of this illegal scheme is approximately $10 million.
Source: US Department of Justice