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Jones embezzled money from NCED includng 4.2 million dollars to fund Physicians Hospital and Physicians Healhtcare Associates and its founders Dr. Olmer Brooker and Dr. Vernoy Walker |
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Revision as of 07:05, 20 January 2009
Robert Edward (Bob) Jones is a Texas businessman. He is the former CEO of the National Center for Employment of the Disabled (NCED), which was based in El Paso, Texas. In late 2006 the Oregonian published articles alleging that Jones embezzled millions of dollars from NCED and, by extension, from the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program, a United States federal program that helps blind and other severely disabled people. Under the management of the Jones Family Trust (JFT), NCED allegedly broke federal rules by claiming, as disabled, employees whose only disability ("disadvantage") was not being able to speak English (but being able to speak Spanish). NCED, a maker of chemical protective suits for soldiers, has since been reorganized as ReadyOne.
On October 14, 2008, Bob Jones was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after having been charged under a 37 count indictment in connection with the alleged contract fraud of millions of dollars in government programs. The arrest is the latest in an ongoing federal investigation into alleged public corruption among elected officials and prominent businesspeople in El Paso, Texas.[1] Also arrested were Ernesto Lopez and Patrick James Woods. The office of the United States attorney in San Antonio stated that Robert Jones is accused of lying about the number of disabled employees, and of embezzling or stealing from the company. Prosecutors are reportedly demanding that Jones forfeit $58.9 million. Jones has pleaded not guilty.[2]
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- ^ "3 arrested in El Paso charity fraud case," Oct. 15, 2008, Associated Press, as published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, at [1].
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Jones embezzled money from NCED includng 4.2 million dollars to fund Physicians Hospital and Physicians Healhtcare Associates and its founders Dr. Olmer Brooker and Dr. Vernoy Walker
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- El Paso Inc. -- "Nasty allegations fly in lawsuit against Bob Jones" (By Dan Huff)
- America's Investigative Reports (AIR) -- 2006-11-17 PBS broadcast on activities in connection with the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program
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