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FBI gathers more documents on fiber optics
It appears that federal authorities’ interest in Butler County’s fiber optics system has not waned, according to records recently collected from the county.
County officials confirm that the FBI has gathered records pertaining to the fiber optics network since the trial of former Dynus Corp. owner Orlando Carter.
Carter was found guilty in August of charges including bank fraud after his fiber optics firm took out millions of dollars in loans based on non-existent deals with Butler County.
The investigation that netted Carter also brought guilty pleas from former county auditor Kay Rogers. It has since apparently expanded to include campaign finance forms and other records related to former county commissioner Michael Fox.
Here are the most recent records gathered by the feds:
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Analysis:
Records recently gathered by the FBI include a map of the county’s fiber optics system and a breakdown of who owns the system’s 96 fibers.
According to those records, 30 fibers are owned by former Middletown city councilman Perry Thatcher, whose company I-Fiber bought them from NORMAP, the company that oversaw the system’s construction.
Another 36 fibers are owned by the county, which leases 12 of them to Miami University. MU owns another six fibers of its own. Cincinnati Bell owns 12 fibers as part of its payment for building the system.
A man named Irshad Ansari owns the final 12. Ansari was also involved in building the system.
FBI officials won’t comment on the records.
“I can’t even confirm we were looking for anything,” said FBI spokesman Mike Brooks. “I can’t comment on any part of the investigation, so I can neither confirm nor deny that.”
Commissioner Charles Furmon, who requested the FBI investigation into the Dynus deal years ago, said he was concerned about “fast dealing going on” when the system was being built, with one company going bankrupt and another rushing in to buy it.
“I’m really not sure who ended up with what from that venture, but I knew it was very confusing at that time,” he said.
Read about previous records obtained by the FBI here, here and here.
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By jr
October 18, 2009 2:58 PM | Link to this
I bet dollars to donuts good old George Lang will not like the FBI investigation. Can you say influence pedling?
By concerned
November 16, 2009 4:16 PM | Link to this
Why does it take so long to sentence these people?