A judge sentenced a building manager for the General Services Administration to 16 months in custody Friday for accepting bribes and stealing property owned by the U.S. government.
The Lakeside man has also been sentenced to three years supervised release and must pay $50,057.32 in restitution.
The court found Timothy Francis Cashman, 54, used his position with the GSA – overseeing operations and maintenance at the Otay Mesa, San Ysidro and Tecate Ports of Entry – for his own benefit.
Over a span of several years Cashman showed favoritism in awarding GSA contracts.
For example, he demanded $10,000 in cash and thousands of dollars’ worth of construction and renovation services on his personal residence from government contractor Hugo Alonso Inc. (HAI) He eventually pocketed an extra $42,000 from HAI.
Cashman also illegally obtained thousands of dollars in valuable U.S. government property by making GSA contractors move the materials away from GSA facilities. He then sold the materials without GSA’s knowledge.
The materials included 25 stainless steel poles form the San Ysidro Port of Entry, 35 heavy brass letters weighing approximately 2000 pounds that spelled out ‘United States Border Inspection Station,’ 3000 feet of underground copper cable, a large quantity of underground copper cable and approximately five aluminum panels located at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
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HAI and its principal, Hugo Alonso, previously pleaded guilty and were sentenced. In total, 11 people heave pleaded guilty in connection with Cashman.
