D.C. tech office employee pleads in kickback scheme

“A D.C. government technology worker has pleaded guilty for her role in a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scam that rocked the city’s computer office and once threatened to unseat President Obama’s top technology official.

Tawanna Sellmon, a project manager in the District’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, is the latest name to surface in the bribery and kickback scandal. Five people, including two other D.C. tech office employees, have been charged so far.

Sellmon admitted Thursday in federal court that she accepted thousands of dollars from Sushil Bansal, the owner of Advanced Integrated Technologies, a consulting firm accused of bilking the D.C. taxpayers for millions of dollars by doctoring work orders and filing time sheets for ‘ghost employees.’ “

(D.C. tech office employee pleads in kickback scheme | Washington Examiner)