In July 2014, Bertolini, a former employee
of Lakeshore Engineering Services Inc. (LES), a subsidiary of Lakeshore Toltest Corporation, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire
fraud and receive an illegal kickback.
On December 15, 2014, in the District of Arizona, Robert Bertolini was sentenced to three months of imprisonment followed by seven months of home detention, three years of probation upon release, and forfeiture of $59,975 to the U.S. government.
In July 2014, Bertolini, a former employee of Lakeshore Engineering Services Inc. (LES), a subsidiary of Lakeshore
Toltest Corporation, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and receive an illegal kickback.
In December 2010, USACE awarded a contract to LES to design and construct FOB Rocco for the ANA in Kabul, Afghanistan. LES hired Bertolini to be the FOB Rocco project manager and in March 2011, LES contracted with Shams Group International (Shams) to provide materials, labor, and other services.
In May 2011, without approval from LES, Bertolini approved two modifications to Shams’ contract, increasing its value by over $1 million.
Following the approval, Shams wired approximately $59,975 to a bank account owned by Bertolini’s son in Ohio.
Bertolini will report to the Bureau of Prisons on February 10, 2015.
Source: District of Arizona