Feds: Contractor bilked Philly out of $1.2M

PHILADELPHIA - July 19, 2011

The U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday that Barry Jones billed the city for computer work that was never performed.

Investigators say Jones's Haddonfield, N.J.-based firm billed the city for 17,000 hours of bogus work between 2004 and 2008. Authorities say Jones spent two years billing the city for work performed by a subcontractor that stopped working for him because it hadn't been paid.

Jones is charged with mail fraud. The government is seeking $1.2 million in restitution.

A phone number for Jones' Mara Management Services was not in service Tuesday morning. His attorney did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

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