Los Angeles, California – A former FBI electronics technician and his sister have admitted to orchestrating a years-long scheme to defraud the United States government by rigging low-bid contracts for electronics equipment—an act federal prosecutors are classifying as a conspiracy against the United States.
Jeffrey Spencer, 51, of Canyon Country, worked inside the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. His position gave him access not just to sensitive equipment, but to the procurement process itself—a system meant to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent fairly and competitively. Instead, according to court documents filed this week, Spencer used that position to funnel federal contracts to his sister, Christy Evereklian, 43, of Temecula.
For five years, beginning in 2015, Spencer and Evereklian worked together to subvert the FBI’s bidding process. Spencer would solicit bids for contracts, and Evereklian—posing as multiple vendors—would submit what appeared to be competitive offers. But behind the scenes, they had already agreed which of her shell companies would “win” the bid…