HARRISBURG - Derrick Jackson, 48, of Stafford, Virginia, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment following his conviction by a jury of all counts of an indictment charging him with his involvement in a bribery and fraud scheme. Following an eight-day trial in April 2008, the jury returned the guilty verdicts after three hours of deliberation.

According to U.S. Attorney Dennis Pfannenschmidt, the case centered around two United States Army installations: the Tobyhanna Army Depot and Fort Belvoir, as well as Computer Giants, a New York City based company. Computer Giants sold computers and other communication related merchandise to the Army. The evidence at trial established that while working on behalf of an Army “communications” program known as “CAISI.” Derrick Jackson and a major from Fort Belvoir met with Computer Giants’ main salesman, Steve Chung, in a New York City restaurant. During the meeting they formed an agreement to provide Computer Giants confidential information in the form of its competitor’s bids in order to allow Computer Giants to win a million dollar government contract connected to CAISI program. In consideration, Chung began providing Jackson and the other public officials bribes in the form of money, merchandise and gift cards.

Between 2001 and 2006, with the help of its government coconspirators, Computer Giants was able to generate more than $8,000,000 in business with the Army. In return, Computer Giants distributed over $200,000 from the slush funds to the government workers. A fraud hotline tip eventually led to an investigation and uncovered the above scheme.