DOC OIG assisted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the investigation of a Census Bureau contractor, resulting in his conviction in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. On February 13, 2009, the defendant was sentenced to 9 years incarceration and ordered to serve 2 years supervised probation upon his release. Debarment proceedings are pending against the individual and his affiliated CPA firm to prevent them from obtaining future government contracts.