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WKYC
Kim Wendel
November 6, 2013

CLEVELAND -- A 65-count superseding indictment was filed Wednesday against a Brecksville man, charging the former director of the Cleveland and Dayton VA Medical Centers with a scheme to enrich himself and his conspirators by working as a consultant for, and taking money from, a design firm pursuing more than $1 billion in VA contracts.

William D. Montague, 61, wasalso indicted for sharing confidential information about VA construction projects while still employed by the VA, law enforcement officials said.

Montague was previously charged with conspiracy to commit honest services mail fraud, bribery, money laundering, multiple counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, disclosing public contract information and other charges.

The charges unsealed Wednesday include conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, Hobbs Act conspiracy, violating the Hobbs Act and additional counts of mail and wire fraud.

"As a Veterans Affairs Medical Center Director, William Montague misled staff and misused his position to enrich himself and businesses pursuing contracts with the Veterans Administration," said Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Cleveland Office.
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