A former U.S. Intelligence Community contractor pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the United States after soliciting and accepting more than half a million dollars in illegal kickbacks in exchange for steering government contracts to his co-conspirators.
David Duggin, 55, of Orrtanna, Pennsylvania, worked as a Senior Systems Engineer and on-site contractor at a U.S. government Intelligence Community agency. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Duggin exploited his on-site access to sensitive information to illegally obtain government contracts worth millions of dollars in hardware and software for U.S. government customers. His co-conspirators paid him at least $510,000 in kickbacks in exchange for influencing the procurement process in their favor. The scheme ran from at least June 2018 through at least April 2024, thwarting the competitive bidding process for nearly six years.
“Mr. Duggin exploited his position as a government contractor in the intelligence community at the expense of taxpayers,” said Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward. “The Antitrust Division and its law enforcement partners will continue to hold those who seek profit through fraudulent schemes accountable.”
Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division said Duggin broke faith with the men and women of the Intelligence Community who work tirelessly in defense of the nation. “The defendant now faces years in prison for corrupting a competitive procurement process backing our national security,” Glad said.
U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes for the District of Maryland called the conduct greedy and deceitful, warning that unchecked behavior of this kind can erode public trust and threaten national security. FBI Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul of the Baltimore Field Office echoed those sentiments, vowing continued vigilance against those seeking to profit through fraud and deception.
Duggin faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 — which may be increased to twice the gain derived from the crime or twice the loss suffered by victims if either amount exceeds the statutory maximum.
The case is being investigated by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service and the FBI Baltimore Field Office, and is being prosecuted as part of the Justice Department’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force, a joint law enforcement effort targeting antitrust crimes and fraudulent schemes affecting government procurement at all levels.