The final defendant has been sentenced in a federal bribery, theft and fraud scheme at the Red River Army Depot (RRAD) in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.
Jimmy Scarbrough, 71, of Hooks, pleaded guilty on August 22, 2022, to conspiring with others to defraud the United States, commit theft of government property, and commit bribery. He was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III. Scarbrough was also ordered to forfeit his 1951 Ford F-1 pickup truck and $229,000 cash.
In September of 2022, Jeffrey Harrison, a former RRAD vendor, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $300,000; Justin Bishop, a former RRAD vendor was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $55,000; Devin McEwin, a former RRAD official was sentenced to a five-year term of federal probation, including eight months of home confinement and ordered to forfeit $21,000; and Louis Singleton, a former RRAD official was sentenced to five years of federal probation, including eight months of home confinement, and was ordered to forfeit $18,000.
