Wells Man Sentenced on Bribery Charges
| U.S. Attorney’s Office January 15, 2010 |
PORTLAND, ME—United States Attorney Paula D. Silsby announced that Robert J. Subilia, 58, of Wells, Maine, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Portland by Judge D. Brock Hornby to two years' imprisonment to be followed by two years of supervised release for his role in a bribery conspiracy. He was also ordered to pay $344,722 in restitution to the United States Department of Defense. He previously pled guilty in 2009 to a charge of conspiracy to bribe a government official formerly employed by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) in Huntsville, Alabama.
Subilia is the brother of Maurice Subilia, who was also sentenced today on related charges. According to court documents, Robert Subilia was aware that Maurice Subilia had been making payments to Michael Cantrell, the then director for the Joint Center for Technology Integration at the SMDC, to influence Cantrell's actions on contracts between SMDC and companies Maurice Subilia operated. At his brother's request, Robert Subilia used two companies he formed to write several checks to various parties working on the construction of a home Cantrell was building in Huntsville. These payments were made during 2004 and 2005, and totaled just over $300,000. Robert Subilia also admitted that at his brother's direction he paid nearly $40,000 to a son of Cantrell. Cantrell's son has not been accused of any wrongdoing. The conspiracy charge against Robert Subilia was filed in the Northern District of Alabama, and at the request of the parties was transferred to U.S. District Court in Portland for the previous guilty plea and today’s sentencing.
United States Attorney Silsby praised the joint investigative efforts of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Maine and Alabama, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Department of Commerce as well as the cooperative efforts of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama.