In yet another disgraceful case of federal corruption, a former United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) official has pleaded guilty to a years-long kickback scheme that bilked taxpayers out of nearly $400,000.
Kirk Perry, 60, of Lorain, Ohio, who once held a position of trust as a USDA Program Director, admitted in court to conspiring with his nephew, Jamarea Grant, 31, to defraud the federal government by submitting fraudulent invoices for work that was never done.
The scam ran unchecked from 2015 through 2022, even as Perry enjoyed the benefits of his federal post, quietly funneling money into his own pockets and betraying the public trust.
According to Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin and Special Agent in Charge Jeldrys Lowry of the USDA’s Office of Inspector General, Perry orchestrated a scheme in which his nephew was placed in a no-show job through USDA contractors, reporting directly to Perry himself. Grant received nearly $400,000 for work he never performed — with Perry signing off on it all.
Even more brazen, Perry had direct access to his nephew’s bank account and siphoned off about $125,000 of the stolen funds into his own pocket.
Perry pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to conspiracy to commit money, property, and honest services wire fraud. Grant had already pleaded guilty to the same charge last November. Perry now awaits sentencing on December 4, 2025, while Grant’s sentence is pending.
The Department of Justice confirmed that both men face up to 20 years in federal prison for their crimes.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/former-usda-program-director-pleads-guilty-400000-kickback/
A high-ranking official at the U.S. State Department has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $650,000 in taxpayer money — and the media is barely covering it.
Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, of Montgomery Village, Maryland — also known by her alias Levita Brezovic — admitted in federal court today to looting $657,347.50 from the State Department over a two-year span while working as a Senior Budget Analyst in the Office of the Chief of Protocol.
According to the DOJ, Ferrer wielded her signature authority like a blank checkbook, issuing 63 fraudulent checks between March 2022 and April 2024 — 60 to herself, and three to another individual with whom she had a “personal relationship.” All of the checks were funneled straight into Ferrer’s personal checking and savings accounts.
But the scheme didn’t end there.
Ferrer then used QuickBooks software to alter the payee information in the Department’s internal system, swapping her own name for legitimate State Department vendors in an apparent effort to throw off potential audits.
Anyone casually reviewing the records wouldn’t see her name — unless they accessed the audit trail. A clear case of intentional deception and premeditated fraud.
Despite the elaborate scheme, Ferrer’s actions were eventually exposed — but not before she had helped herself to more than half a million dollars in taxpayer funds.
Ferrer pleaded guilty to theft of government property, a felony offense that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper has set her sentencing for September 18, 2025.
Ferrer agreed to pay restitution and accept a forfeiture money judgment in the amount she stole.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/high-ranking-state-department-official-pleads-guilty-embezzling/
