Ex-Picatinny Arsenal Director Charged In Wire Fraud Scheme

JEFFERSON, NJ — A former civilian employee and a former Picatinny Arsenal division director have been charged in connection to a wire fraud scheme that netted them Apple products, luxury handbags and luxury sky box tickets, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.

Robert Dombroski, 63, of Branchville, and Indra Nayee, 51, of Metuchen, are both charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to the scheme, Carpenito said.

Dombroski worked at Picatinny Arsenal for 30 years as a federal employee, before retiring in 2015 and being rehired as a civilian. Dombroski supervised contract projects with the company Nayee was the Picatinny Arsenal division director of, identified as "Company A," Carpenito said.

Between 2010 and 2018, Dombroski and Nayee are accused of conspiring with employees at Picatinny Arsenal and Company A to receive gifts in exchange for contracts, Carpenito said. Those gifts included Apple products, luxury handbags, Beats headphones, and tickets to a luxury sky box at professional sporting events, and were worth between $150,000 and $250,000, Carpenito said.

Dombroski also faces four counts of making false statements. If found guilty, Dombroski faces 40 years in prison, and Nayee faces 20 years.

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