Former Telecom Owner Convicted for Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program

U.S. Newswire, February, 2007

To: LEGAL AFFAIRS EDITORS

Contact: The U.S. Department of Justice, 1-202-514-2007, or TDD 1-202-514-1888

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal jury in McAllen, Texas, convicted the former president and owner of ATE Tel Solutions Inc., which does business as ATE Telecom Solutions Inc. (ATE Tel), on seven of nine counts of wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced today. Rafael G. Adame was convicted of submitting fraudulent applications for payment on behalf of ATE Tel to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). The indictment against Adame was returned on Dec. 6, 2006.

Adame was convicted of submitting fraudulent invoices for payment...

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