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ACKSON, Miss. — A federal appeals court in the District of Columbia

on Friday upheld the conviction of a former chief of staff for NASA in a

case stemming from a $600,000 contract awarded by the space agency to

Mississippi State University, a client of his consulting firm.Courtney

Stadd, NASA's chief of staff and White House liaison from 2001 to 2003,

pleaded guilty in federal district court in Gulfport, Miss., in August

2010 to 1 conspiracy charge in a 9-count indictment.Stadd, of

Bethesda, Md., was sentenced to serve 41 months in federal prison,

followed by three years of supervised release. Stadd was indicted in

December 2009 on charges that included conspiracy, false statements,

false claims, obstructing a grand jury and fraud.A three-judge

panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected

Stadd's claim that the government's evidence didn't support his

conviction. The panel said the evidence showed Stadd took a personal

interest in the distribution of the funds and particularly in steering

funds to Mississippi State.Prosecutors said Stadd conspired with

Liam Sarsfield, NASA's former chief deputy engineer in Washington.

Sarsfield pleaded guilty in November 2009 to one charge against him:

acts affecting a personal financial interest.Sarsfield controlled

a $1.5 million fund and designed contracts that wouldn't have to be put

out for bid. He steered them where he wanted them to go, including to

Mississippi State University and a company in Ohio, prosecutors said,

netting himself about $270,000 in illegal profits.Stadd began

conspiring with Sarsfield in 2004 to direct the $600,000 contract to

MSU, which then subcontracted $450,000 to Stadd's consulting business,

Capitol Solutions, prosecutors said. The consulting firm allegedly paid

Sarsfield $87,752 on that contract.The contract was for a remote sensing study awarded by NASA's Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Miss.Stadd

had already been convicted of an ethics violation for steering a

different contract for almost $10 million to the university. He was

sentenced last year to three years' probation in that case.Stadd

started his consulting firm after leaving NASA in 2003, but he returned

to the agency for a few months in 2005 as the interim No. 3 official

during a reorganization after the Columbia space shuttle disaster.During that time, Mississippi State ended up with $9.6 million in agency funds for earth science research, authorities said.
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<div id="mw-content-text" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" lang="en">Courtney Stadd (born October 1954) was President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>'s transition team's director regarding the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration" title="National Aeronautics and Space Administration" class="mw-redirect">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</a> (NASA) during 2000 and 2001. He served as NASA chief of staff under director <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_O%27Keefe" title="Sean O'Keefe">Sean O'Keefe</a> until 2003, and returned again to NASA to help manage the transition when <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Griffin" title="Michael Griffin">Michael Griffin</a>

took over from O'Keefe. In the interim Stadd founded a consulting firm,

Capitol Solutions. In 2009 Stadd was convicted for "using his

government job to serve his own financial interests and of making false

statements."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-Wilber-1">[1]</a>

A graduate of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service,

Stadd focused on international relations and economics. Later he did

some graduate course work in public administration at George Washington

University.

Stadd received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 2001 for "his

extraordinary vision, leadership, and dedication". He left NASA in 2003

to return to Capitol Solutions, a management consulting firm with

aerospace clients seeking government contracts.

<h2>Convictions</h2>

He eventually returned to serve a similar role for the next NASA

Administrator, Michael Griffin. He told his NASA ethics advisers that he

was recusing himself from any activities that might benefit his

consulting clients, even as he subsequently billed his clients for his

activities on their behalf while he had been at NASA.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-Wilber-1">[1]</a>

Stadd was twice convicted of crimes related to his work at NASA. In both cases they involved directing funding to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_State_University" title="Mississippi State University">Mississippi State University</a>

which was in turn a client of Stadd's consulting firm. When confronted,

Stadd attempted to thwart the investigations and engaged in other forms

of denial. A jury found him guilty.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-2">[2]</a> Appeals efforts failed afterwards.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-3">[3]</a> In February 2011 Stadd began serving a 41-month term in federal prison.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-4">[4]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-7">[7]</a>

Stadd's release date is scheduled for January 22, 2014.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_note-8">[8]</a>

<h2>References</h2>

<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-Wilber-1">^ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-Wilber_1-0">a</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-Wilber_1-1">b</a> Wilber, Del Quentin (August 7, 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/06/AR2009080602143.html">"Former NASA Official Convicted of Steering Contract Money to Client"</a>. The Washington Post.<span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACourtney+Stadd&rft.atitle=Former+NASA+Official+Convicted+of+Steering+Contract+Money+to+Client&rft.aufirst=Del+Quentin&rft.aulast=Wilber&rft.au=Wilber%2C+Del+Quentin&rft.date=August+7%2C+2009&rft.genre=article&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Farticle%2F2009%2F08%2F06%2FAR2009080602143.html&rft.jtitle=The+Washington+Post&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal" class="Z3988" /></li><li id="cite_note-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-2">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.usoge.gov/OGE-Advisories/Legal-Advisories/LA-11-08--2010-Conflict-of-Interest-Prosecution-Survey/">http://www.usoge.gov/OGE-Advisories/Legal-Advisories/LA-11-08--2010-Conflict-of-Interest-Prosecution-Survey/</a></li><li id="cite_note-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-3">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://courtlistener.com/cadc/24eu/united-states-v-courtney-stadd/">http://courtlistener.com/cadc/24eu/united-states-v-courtney-stadd/</a></li><li id="cite_note-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-4">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://spacenews.com/civil/110203-stadd-bound-wv-prison.html">http://spacenews.com/civil/110203-stadd-bound-wv-prison.html</a></li><li id="cite_note-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-5">^{</a></span}> Ruoff, Alex (November 24, 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/11242010/rocknew224016_32553.php">"Bethesda man sentenced for stealing from NASA; Former chief of staff sentenced for conspiracy"</a>. The Gazette.<span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACourtney+Stadd&rft.atitle=Bethesda+man+sentenced+for+stealing+from+NASA%3B+Former+chief+of+staff+sentenced+for+conspiracy&rft.aufirst=Alex&rft.aulast=Ruoff&rft.au=Ruoff%2C+Alex&rft.date=November+24%2C+2010&rft.genre=article&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fww2.gazette.net%2Fstories%2F11242010%2Frocknew224016_32553.php&rft.jtitle=The+Gazette&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal" class="Z3988" /></li><li id="cite_note-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-6">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2010/08/former-nasa-chief-of-staff-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-charge/32205/">http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/2010/08/former-nasa-chief-of-staff-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy-charge/32205/</a></li><li id="cite_note-7"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-7">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/us/19brfs-EXNASAOFFICI_BRF.html">"Ex-Nasa Official Guilty of Conspiracy"</a>. The New York Times. August 18, 2010.<span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACourtney+Stadd&rft.atitle=Ex-Nasa+Official+Guilty+of+Conspiracy&rft.date=August+18%2C+2010&rft.genre=article&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F08%2F19%2Fus%2F19brfs-EXNASAOFFICI_BRF.html&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal" class="Z3988" /></li><li id="cite_note-8"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Stadd#cite_ref-8">^{</a></span}> <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Courtney&Middle=&LastName=Stadd&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=0&y=0">http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&FirstName=Courtney&Middle=&LastName=Stadd&Race=U&Sex=U&Age=&x=0&y=0</a></li></ol>

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          <a class="company-profile-public" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/united-states-senate?trk=ppro_cprof"><span class="org summary">U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</span></a>

           
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    Legislative Affairs Type
      
    
    
      <span class="at">at </span>
      
          <a class="company-profile-public" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/nasa?trk=ppro_cprof"><span class="org summary">NASA</span></a>

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    Senior Adviser, SAIC
      
    
    
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      NASA Johnson Space Center

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    Chief of Staff
      
    
    
      <span class="at">at </span>
      Office of Senator Jake Garn

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       Education
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               University of Utah
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               Idaho Falls High School
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      Connections
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    <div class="header">
      <h2>
    Jeff Bingham's Summary

</h2>

    </div>

    <div class="content">

    From 1974-1990, Mr. Bingham served as <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 102);">Chief of Staff for U.S.

Senator Jake Garn. From September of 1990 to April 1991, he was a NASA

consultant and participant in the Synthesis Group, charged with

developing alternative architectures for missions to the Moon and Mars

under the Space Exploration Initiative. From May 1991 to July 1994, he

was a Senior Policy Analyst for Science Applications International

Corporation, and supported the Johnson Space Center New Initiatives

Office in strategic planning and exploration policy activities. In 1994,

Mr. Bingham became the Legislative Coordinator for the International

Space Station Program, serving in that role until September 1996. From

April 1996 to April 1999, he managed the Space Station Information

Center, relocating to NASA Headquarters in September 1996 to undertake

that activity full-time. In May 1999, he began a NASA History Office

project to draft a book-length manuscript on space station policy

history, a project that is still in work In December 2000, he supported

the Bush-Cheney NASA Transition Team, and in January 2001 was appointed

by the White House Personnel Office as Special Assistant to NASA Chief

of Staff Courtney A. Stadd. From May 2001 to May 2002, he served as

Acting Associate Administrator, then Associate Administrator of NASA,

with responsibility for the Office of Legislative Affairs. In May 2002,

he was appointed Senior Advisor/Special Assistant to the NASA

Administrator. Mr. Bingham left NASA in April, 2004, and spent a year

writing, speaking and consulting. In April, 2005, he assumed the

position of Majority Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Science and

Space of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, which has authorization and oversight jurisdiction for

NASA. He assumed his present position in January 2007, which includes

responsibility for the Subcommittee on Science and Space.

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    <h2>Jeff Bingham's Experience

</h2>

</div>

<div>

    <div>
    <div class="position  first experience vevent vcard summary-current" style="display:block">

       <span class="title">Senior Adviser on Space and Aeronautics</span>

</h3>

      <h4><strong>
      
         
             
                 <a class="company-profile-public" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/united-states-senate?trk=ppro_cprof"><span class="org summary">U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</span></a>
               
           
         
       
      </strong> 
       </h4>

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        <p class="orgstats organization-details current-position">
           Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees;
          Legislative Office industry
       <br/>

             <abbr class="dtstart" title="2005-04-01">April 2005</abbr>
                 – <abbr class="dtstamp" title="2013-07-01">Present</abbr>
             <span class="duration"><span class="value-title" title="P8Y4M"> </span>(8 years 4 months)</span>
       </p>

     </div>

</div>

    <div>
    <div class="position   experience vevent vcard summary-past" style="display:block">

       <span class="title">Legislative Affairs Type</span>

</h3>

      <h4><strong>
      
         
             
                 <a class="company-profile-public" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/nasa?trk=ppro_cprof"><span class="org summary">NASA</span></a>
               
           
         
       
      </strong> 
       </h4>

</div>

      
       
     
      
        <p class="orgstats organization-details past-position">
           Government Agency; 10,001+ employees;
          Aviation & Aerospace industry
       <br/>

             <abbr class="dtstart" title="1996">1996</abbr>

– <abbr class="dtend" title="2004">2004</abbr> (8 years)

       </p>

     </div>

</div>

    <div>
    <div class="position   experience vevent vcard summary-past" style="display:block">

       <span class="title">Senior Adviser, SAIC</span>

</h3>

      <h4><strong>
      
         
             
                 <a class="company-profile-public" href="http://www.linkedin.com/company/nasa?trk=ppro_cprof"><span class="org summary">NASA Johnson Space Center</span></a>
               
           
         
       
      </strong> 
       </h4>

</div>

      
       
     
      
        <p class="orgstats organization-details past-position">
           Government Agency; 10,001+ employees;
          Aviation & Aerospace industry
       <br/>

             <abbr class="dtstart" title="1990">1990</abbr>

– <abbr class="dtend" title="1996">1996</abbr> (6 years)

       </p>

     </div>

</div>

    <div>
    <div class="position   experience vevent vcard summary-past" style="display:block">

       <span class="title">Chief of Staff</span>

</h3>

      <h4><strong>
      
         
             <span class="org summary">Office of Senator Jake Garn</span>
           
         
       
      </strong> 
       </h4>

</div>

      
       
     
      
        <p class="orgstats organization-details past-position">
           
          
       <br/>

             <abbr class="dtstart" title="1974-11-01">November 1974</abbr>

– <abbr class="dtend" title="1990-09-01">September 1990</abbr> (15 years 11 months)

                  <span class="location">Washington, DC</span>
       </p>

     </div>

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    <div class="header">
      <h2>
        Jeff Bingham's Education
      </h2>
    </div>
    
      
            <div class="position  first education vevent vcard" id="31100225">

                <h3 class="summary fn org">

University of Utah

                </h3>

              <h4 class="details-education">
                
                <span class="degree">BS</span>, 
                  <span class="major">

Political Science

                
              </h4>

              
       
     
                  <p class="period">
                    <abbr class="dtstart" title="1965-01-01">1965</abbr> – <abbr class="dtend" title="1971-12-31">1971</abbr>
                    
                  <br/>

            </div>

                <h3 class="summary fn org">

Idaho Falls High School

                </h3>

              <h4 class="details-education">
                
                <span class="degree">High School Diploma</span>
                
              </h4>

              
       
     
                  <p class="period">
                    <abbr class="dtstart" title="1961-01-01">1961</abbr> – <abbr class="dtend" title="1964-12-31">1964</abbr>
                    
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