The United States Attorney’s Office for
the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the former director of
transportation for the Lakeland School District was sentenced today by Senior
U.S. District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik to five months in prison for his role
in a conspiracy to obtain by fraud federal program funds in connection with
school district transportation contracts he recommended during 2006 through
2009.
According to United States Attorney
Peter J. Smith, John Wansacz, Jr., age 42, of Greenfield Township, previously
admitted to using his official position to steer school district transportation
contracts to a company in which he had a financial interest and from which he
received payments in excess of $70,000 during a three-year time period.
Wansacz was charged in an information
filed by the United States Attorney on July 27, 2011. The charge resulted from
an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Judge Kosik also ordered Wansacz to
serve two years on supervised release after his prison stay and to serve the
first five months of supervised release on home confinement. Wansacz must also
pay a $3,000 fine and a $100 special assessment and perform 50 hours of
community service.
Judge Kosik ordered Wansacz to surrender
to an institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons on June 13, 2012.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant
U.S. Attorney Francis P. Sempa.
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