EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso man was sentenced to 2 years in prison for defrauding two federally funded correctional institutions, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
Jack McCager Kidd, 72, was the owner of a company contracted by the Bureau of Prisons to construct two gas pipelines to separate correctional institutions — a high-security prison in Pennsylvania and a medium-security prison in Alabama, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Kidd falsely invoiced the prisons for more natural gas than his company delivered and refused to provide information to the prisons about the amount of natural gas delivered, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Kidd also refused to provide his calculations used to determine the monthly invoice amounts, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
He was arrested on Oct. 28, 2021, and charged with 72 counts of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. He pleaded guilty on Aug. 30, 2023, to one count of wire fraud.
As per the plea agreement, Kidd also agreed to pay $11.39 million in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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