A former Best Buy vendor relations manager has been charged with accepting kickbacks from a supplier, the Star Tribune reported Wednesday.
The ex-employee, 37-year-old Robert Paul Bossany, is charged with overcharging the company $31 million over the course of four years, in a complex scheme in which he helped to rig online auctions for supplies. In exchange for allowing a supply company to submit low bids, win auctions, and then overcharge Best Buy for the parts, Bossany allegedly received cash, check and gift cards.
The supply company, not named in the indictment, was identified by the newspaper as Chip Factory, Inc., based in Deerfield, Ill. Bossany has been charged with two federal criminal counts, one each of conspiracy and money-laundering.
Best Buy began investigating the matter last year, after which Bossany and other employees were fired; the investigation was then referred to the U.S. Postal Inspection service, the IRS criminal division and the FBI, leading to this week's charges.
The ex-employee, 37-year-old Robert Paul Bossany, is charged with overcharging the company $31 million over the course of four years, in a complex scheme in which he helped to rig online auctions for supplies. In exchange for allowing a supply company to submit low bids, win auctions, and then overcharge Best Buy for the parts, Bossany allegedly received cash, check and gift cards.
The supply company, not named in the indictment, was identified by the newspaper as Chip Factory, Inc., based in Deerfield, Ill. Bossany has been charged with two federal criminal counts, one each of conspiracy and money-laundering.
Best Buy began investigating the matter last year, after which Bossany and other employees were fired; the investigation was then referred to the U.S. Postal Inspection service, the IRS criminal division and the FBI, leading to this week's charges.
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