Blake Percival

Blake Percival
Born Blake Riley Percival
Panama City, Florida
Education
Alma mater Bluefield State College
Occupation Criminal Justice Professional
Employer City of Montgomery, Alabama
Known for former Director of Field Work Services for USIS; Whistleblower
Home town Wetumpka, Alabama
Spouse(s) Melanie Lynn Percival
Children Sandra Lynn Percival, Bradley Travis Percival, Lynda Ashley Hotard, Artie Blake Percival

Blake Percival is the former Director of Fieldwork Services, WPA for USIS. Percival became a whistleblower after alleging he was terminated from USIS for not ordering his subordinates to submit cases to the U.S. Government for payment that had not been completed.[1] Percival worked for USIS from 2001 to June 2011, when, according to his suit, he was fired after refusing to order his employees to continue an elaborate fraud known as dumping.[2] In July 2011 Percival filed a qui tam whistleblower suit under seal in U.S. District Court in Montgomery, Alabama. Percival’s allegations were investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and in October 2013 the DOJ joined Percival’s suit and removed the seal. The case, United States of America ex rel. Blake Percival v. U.S. Investigations Services, Civil Action No. 11-CV-527-WKW, was filed in U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama (Northern Division). The DOJ filed their formal complaint on January 22, 2014. This case is ongoing, and was moved to Washington, D.C. on April 25, 2014.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Education

Percival graduated from Bluefield State College in January 2000 with a Regeants Bachelor of Arts Degree.[12] He graduated from the West Virginia State Police Academy in April 1994 as part of the 86th Basic Class. This certified him as a Police Officer in West Virginia. He graduated from the Montgomery Police Academy’s lateral training class in 1998. This certified him as a Police Officer in Alabama. In 2008 he was licensed as a private investigator by the State of Minnesota Board of Private Detective and Protective Agent Services. In April 2013 he was certified in Alabama as a Magistrate by the Alabama Judicial College.

Early career

From February 1986 to March 1992 Percival served in the U.S. Army. While in the Army he worked as a Material Control Accounting Specialist for 4 years and as a Military Police Officer for 2 years. He was assigned at Fort Ord, California, Fort Rucker, Alabama, and Fuerth, Germany. In March 1992 he was honorably discharged at the rank of Sergeant.[13] From 1994 to 2001, Percival worked as a Police Officer. He held Police Officer positions in West Virginia and Alabama. In West Virginia he worked at Beckley Police Department, and in Alabama he worked at Baptist Health Police Department, Auburn University at Montgomery, (A.U.M.) Police Department, and Wetumpka Police Department. He also worked as a Bailiff at the City of Montgomery Alabama Municipal Court.

USIS

In 2001 Percival began working for U.S. Investigations Services which was later renamed USIS.[14] From 2001 to 2003 he was an Investigator conducting background investigations for the United States Office of Personnel Management, (OPM). In 2003 he was promoted to District Manager and managed Investigators in the Fayetteville, NC area. In 2005 he was reassigned as a Team Leader for Investigators in the Montgomery, AL area. In 2007 he was promoted to District Manager of the Minneapolis District. In January 2011 he was promoted to Director of Fieldwork Services, Western Pennsylvania. He was fired from USIS in June 2011.[15]

After USIS

In September 2011 Percival began working for CACI as an Investigator conducting background investigations for the United States Office of Personnel Management, (OPM). In April 2012 He began working as a Magistrate at the City of Montgomery Alabama’s Municipal Court.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sean Reilly (January 23, 2014). "Firm accused of Fudging background checks". Federal Times. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ Dave Jamieson and Ryan J. Reilly (October 30, 2013). "Feds Join LawsuitAgainst Company Behind Government Background Checks". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ Erika Kelton (July 15, 2013). "Is A Whistleblower Behind Investigation Of Contractor That Vetted Snowden?". Forbes.com. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Geyer Gorey (October 30, 2013). "US Government Intervenes in False Claims Lawsuit Against United States Investigations Services for Failing to Perform Required Quality Reviews of Background Investigations". Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Jere Beasley (November 1, 2013). "Federal Government Joins Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Contractor" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Thomas Krebs (January 23, 2014). "U.S. brings fraud charges against firm that vetted Snowden". Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ Joe Schneider (January 23, 2014). "Security Firm Sued for Fraud by U.S. over Background Checks (2)". Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ Stephanie R. (January 31, 2014). "United States Intervenes in Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging Improper Background Checks". Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ Sakthi Prasad (January 23, 2014). "U.S. brings fraud charges against firm that vetted Snowden". Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ Reuters (January 23, 2014). "Snowden vetting firm USIS "bilked millions from U.S."". Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ Jack Moore (May 8, 2014). "Background investigation fraud case against USIS moved to DC court". Retrieved May 8, 2014.
  12. ↑ Karen Gordon (2014-04-15). "Bluefield State College Alumni email directory". Bluefield State College Alumni Directory. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  13. ↑ Unknown (2014-04-03). "Together We Served". Together We Served. Archived from the original on 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  14. ↑ Dion Nissenbaum (June 21, 2013). "U.S. Probes Firm That Vetted NSA Leaker". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ Schwellenbach, Nick (January 23, 2014). "QUI TAM Complaint in United States of America ex rel. Blake Percival v U.S. Investigations Services, INC.". Scribd. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  16. ↑ Unknown (2014-05-15). "Blake Percival's LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.

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