Picatinny Project Manager Took Wave Runner, $20K In Kickback Scheme

A construction project manager working at Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County admitted to taking $20,000 and gifts over the course of four years in a kickback scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced.

Shawn Fuller, 45, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of accepting unlawful kickbacks, Fishman said.

Fuller was working as a project manager at the installation for a “prime” contractor – which was not identified in court documents – when he received cash and gifts from subcontractors in return for favorable treatment on related construction projects, Fishman said.

On June 27, 2010, Fuller solicited and accepted a Yamaha Wave Runner, valued at $4,250, from a subcontractor who owned a Warren County construction company. Fuller also admitted to taking about $20,000 in cash between 2009 and June 2013 from various subcontractors working at the installation, Fishman said.

Fuller is scheduled for sentencing on Feb. 16, 2016, and faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.