Former Telecom Owner Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Scheme to Defraud Federal E-Rate Program

U.S. Newswire, November, 2007

To: NATIONAL EDITORS

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

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- The former president and owner of ATE Tel Solutions Inc., which does business as ATE Telecom Solutions Inc. (ATE Tel), was sentenced to serve three years in prison following his conviction for his involvement in a scheme to defraud the federal E-Rate program, the Department of Justice announced today. Rafael G. Adame, sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in McAllen, Texas, was convicted on seven of nine counts of wire fraud for submitting fraudulent applications for payment on behalf of ATE Tel to the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)....

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