[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47130-47131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19073]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 14-995]


Notice of Debarment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (the ``Bureau'') debars Bryan J. Cahoon 
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 Mr. Bryan J. Cahoon receives the 
debarment letter or August 12, 2014, 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 Mr. Bryan J. Cahoon from 
the schools and libraries service support mechanism for a period of 
three

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years pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8. Attached is the debarment letter, DA 14-
995, which was mailed to Mr. Cahoon and released on July 15, 2014. The 
complete text of the notice of debarment is available for public 
inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC 
Reference Information 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.

July 15, 2014

DA 14-995

SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND E-MAIL

Mr. Bryan J. Cahoon
Register Number 95443-038
FMC Devens
Federal Medical Center
P.O. Box 879
Ayer, MA 01432

Re: Notice of Debarment, FCC Case No. EB-IHD-13-00010969

Dear Mr. Cahoon:
    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(e), (g); see also id. 0.111 (delegating 
authority to the Enforcement Bureau to resolve universal service 
suspension and debarment proceedings).
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    On March 17, 2014, the Commission's Enforcement Bureau sent you a 
Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings 
(Suspension Notice) \2\ that was published in the Federal Register on 
June 17, 2014.\3\ The Suspension Notice 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, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to Bryan J. Cahoon, 
Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings, 29 FCC 
Rcd 1924 (Enf. Bur. 2014) (Suspension Notice); Bryan J. Cahoon, 
Erratum, FCC Case No. EB-IHD-13-00010969 (Mar. 11, 2014) (correcting 
the address in the caption of the Suspension Notice) (Attachment 1).
    \3\ 79 Fed. Reg. 34527 (June 17, 2014).
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    As discussed in the Suspension Notice, in June 2013 you were 
convicted of one count of fraud and theft of federal funds in 
connection with the E-Rate program.\4\ This fraud and theft occurred 
while you were employed as the Director of the Information Technology 
Department (IT Department) for the City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, and 
as a city subcontractor through your company, Networks@Home, LLC 
(Networks@Home).\5\ As Director of the IT Department, you defrauded the 
E-Rate program by, among other things, circumventing the state's 
procurement requirements to provide bidding information and 
instructions, and award contracts, to your friends and business 
associates.\6\ You also hired friends and associates to perform work 
for the City of Lawrence as interns.\7\ Then, as a city subcontractor 
through Networks@Home, you billed the City of Lawrence for the same 
work at inflated rates.\8\ As a result, the City of Lawrence was 
double-billed.\9\ At least a portion of the funds that you obtained as 
a result of your fraudulent schemes were E-Rate funds that the City of 
Lawrence had received to improve its schools' and libraries' network 
and technological infrastructure.\10\ 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.\11\
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    \4\ Suspension Notice, 29 FCC Rcd at 1925.
    \5\ Id.
    \6\ Id. at 1925-26.
    \7\ Id. at 1926.
    \8\ Id.
    \9\ Id.
    \10\ See id. at 1925-26.
    \11\ 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 Suspension 
Notice or of its publication in the Federal Register, whichever date 
occurred first.\12\ The Commission did not receive any such opposition 
from you.
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    \12\ Id. 54.8 (e)(3)-(4). Any opposition had to be filed no 
later than April 16, 2014.
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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.\13\ 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.\14\
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    \13\ Id. 54.8(e)(5), (g).
    \14\ Id. 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 e-mail)
    Rashann Duvall, Universal Service Administrative Company (via e-
mail)
    William F. Bloomer, United States Attorney's Office, District of 
Massachusetts (via e-mail)

[FR Doc. 2014-19073 Filed 8-11-14; 8:45 am]
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