Former federal official sentenced to three years in bribery scheme tied to Mount Airy businessman
Former GSA contracting representative Lennie Lamont Miller received a three-year federal prison sentence for accepting bribes in exchange for directing government work.
HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW
Lennie Lamont Miller is a former GSA contracting officer’s representative. He pleaded guilty to two bribery-conspiracy counts. Miller was sentenced to three years in federal prison. Prosecutors say Christopher Brackins of Mount Airy bribed Miller to obtain federal work. DOJ says Miller received more than $100,000 in total bribes from multiple co-conspirators. Brackins is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 22. James Tillman is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 20.
A former federal official who admitted accepting bribes from construction companies has been sentenced to three years in federal prison.
Lennie Lamont Miller, 61, of Brandywine, previously worked as a contracting officer’s representative for the General Services Administration.
U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Miller Tuesday on two counts of conspiracy to commit bribery of a federal official, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.
The case includes Christopher Brackins of Mount Airy, who prosecutors say bribed Miller between 2018 and 2021 in exchange for federal project work.
According to prosecutors, Brackins provided Miller with cash, checks, vehicle repairs and residential repairs.
The Justice Department says Miller ultimately received more than $100,000 in cash and other things of value from multiple co-conspirators, including Brackins and another construction company owner.
In return, Miller used his position to direct GSA project work toward companies connected to the people paying him, according to federal prosecutors.
The source material describes one payment in which Brackins allegedly directed an employee to provide Miller with $8,000 through an inflated bonus check.
Another payment involved $25,000 routed through an air-conditioning repair business, according to prosecutors.
Miller also admitted steering work to a separate Washington, D.C., construction company owned by James Tillman in exchange for additional bribes.
Miller pleaded guilty in January to two bribery-conspiracy counts.
The two other defendants are still awaiting sentencing.
Brackins previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud, unlawful possession of a machine gun and conspiracy to commit bribery of a federal public official. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 22, according to the Justice Department.
Tillman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a federal public official and is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 20.
WHAT IT MEANS
Miller’s sentencing closes one part of a broader federal public-corruption case.
The remaining sentencing hearings for Brackins and Tillman will determine the penalties they receive for their admitted roles in the conspiracy.
Original reporting referenced by Everything Frederick:
The Frederick News-Post — Reporting by Caleb Ogilvie; U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland →Want more Frederick updates like this?
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