In July of 2025 Purcellville Town Manager Kwasi Fraser and Purcellville Vice Mayor Carl “Ben” Nett were arrested and each was criminally charged by the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney with one felony charge of violating Code of Virginia Section 59.1-68.1 (Combinations to Rig Bids) and one felony charge of violating Code of Virginia Section 18.2-498.3 (Misrepresentations Prohibited) constituting commercial fraud against government.
The criminal charges pertain to a meeting that Fraser and Nett attended earlier in January of 2025 when they met with Michael Jones, President of Major Security Consulting and Design LLC, regarding the town’s possible intention to conduct an organizational assessment of the Purcellville Police Department.
At the time of that meeting, no formal procurement process was underway, no contracting opportunity had been publicly advertised, and no vendor had been selected for contract award. In fact, no decision had yet been made to move forward with a police department organizational review…