[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13669-13670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04712]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 13-184]


Notice of Debarment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (the ``Bureau'') debars Denisa Babcock 
from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or 
``E-Rate Program'') for a period of three years. The Bureau takes this 
action to protect the E-Rate Program from waste, fraud, and abuse.

DATES: Debarment commences on the date Ms. Denisa Babcock receives the 
debarment letter or April 1, 2013, whichever date comes first, for a 
period of three years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy M. Ragsdale, Attorney Advisor, 
Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Investigations 
and Hearings Division, Room 4-C330, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 
20554. Joy Ragsdale may be contacted by telephone at (202) 418-1697 or 
by email at [email protected]. If Ms. Ragsdale is unavailable, you 
may contact Ms. Theresa Cavanaugh, Chief, Investigations and Hearings 
Division, by telephone at (202) 418-1420 and by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau debarred Ms. Denisa Babcock from 
the schools and libraries service support mechanism for a period of 
three years pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8. Attached is the debarment letter, 
DA 13-184, which was mailed to Ms. Babcock and released on February 8, 
2013. The complete text of the notice of debarment is available for 
public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC 
Reference Information

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Center, Portal II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition, the complete text is available on the FCC's Web 
site at http://www.fcc.gov. The text may also be purchased from the 
Commission's duplicating inspection and copying during regular business 
hours at the contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portal II, 445 
12th Street SW., Room CY-B420, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 
488-5300 or (800) 378-3160, facsimile (202) 488-5563, or via email 
http://www.bcpiweb.com.

Federal Communications Commission.
Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau.
February 8, 2013

DA 13-184

SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND EMAIL

Ms. Denisa Babcock
c/o Leon Fred Spies
Mellon & Spies
312 E. College Street, Suite 216
Iowa City, IA 52240

Re: Notice of Debarment

    FCC File No. EB-12-IH-1396

Dear Ms. Babcock:
    The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) hereby 
notifies you that, pursuant to Section 54.8 of its rules, you are 
prohibited from participating in activities associated with or 
relating to the schools and libraries universal service support 
mechanism (E-Rate program) for three years from either the date of 
your receipt of this Notice of Debarment, or of its publication in 
the Federal Register, whichever is earlier in time (Debarment 
Date).\1\
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    \1\ 47 CFR 54.8(g); see also 47 CFR 0.111 (delegating authority 
to the Enforcement Bureau to resolve universal service suspension 
and debarment proceedings).
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    On October 10, 2012, the Commission's Enforcement Bureau 
(Bureau) sent you a Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment 
Proceeding (Notice of Suspension) \2\ that was published in the 
Federal Register on November 9, 2012.\3\ The Notice of Suspension 
suspended you from participating in activities associated with or 
relating to the E-Rate program. It also described the basis for 
initiating debarment proceedings against you, the applicable 
debarment procedures, and the effect of debarment.
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    \2\ Letter from Theresa Z. Cavanaugh, Chief, Investigations and 
Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission to Denisa Babcock, Notice of Suspension and Initiation of 
Debarment Proceeding, 27 FCC Rcd 12311 (Enf. Bur. 2012) (Attachment 
1) (Suspension Notice).
    \3\ 77 FR 67363 (Nov. 9, 2012).
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    As discussed in the Notice of Suspension, on May 11, 2011, you 
pled guilty to converting more than $1,000,000 from various school 
districts for your personal use from November 2005 through December 
2009.\4\ That amount included approximately $49,000 in E-Rate checks 
payable to the school districts you represented through your E-Rate 
consulting company, Camanche Consulting Services (CCS).\5\ Pursuant 
to Section 54.8(c) of the Commission's rules, your conviction of 
criminal conduct in connection with the E-Rate program is the basis 
for this debarment.\6\
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    \4\ Suspension Notice, 27 FCC Rcd at 12312.
    \5\ Id.
    \6\ 47 CFR 54.8(c).
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    In accordance with the Commission's debarment rules, you were 
required to file with the Commission any opposition to your 
suspension or its scope, or to your proposed debarment or its scope, 
no later than 30 calendar days from either the date of your receipt 
of the Notice of Suspension or of its publication in the Federal 
Register, whichever date occurred first.\7\ The Commission did not 
receive any such opposition from you.
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    \7\ 47 CFR 54.8(e)(3), (4). Any opposition had to be filed no 
later than November 9, 2012.
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    For the foregoing reasons, you are debarred from participating 
in activities associated with or related to the E-Rate program for 
three years from the Debarment Date.\8\ During this debarment 
period, you are excluded from participating in any activities 
associated with or related to the E-Rate program, including the 
receipt of funds or discounted services through the E-Rate program, 
or consulting with, assisting, or advising applicants or service 
providers regarding the E-Rate program.\9\
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    \8\ Id. Sec. Sec.  54.8(e)(5), (g).
    \9\ Id. Sec. Sec.  54.8(a)(1), (5), (d).

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Sincerely,

Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,

Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division Enforcement Bureau

cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service Administrative Company (via 
email)
    Rashann Duvall, Universal Service Administrative Company (via 
email)
    Maureen McGuire, United States Attorney's Office, Southern 
District of Iowa (via email)
    Richard Westphal, United States Attorney's Office, Southern 
District of Iowa (via email)

[FR Doc. 2013-04712 Filed 2-27-13; 8:45 am]
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