Two men have been charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and commit perjury in connection with a $123 million contract involving the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski for the Middle District of Tennessee on Sept. 17.
According to court documents, Wesley Olan Landers, 55, and Jeffrey Scott Wells, 54, both Georgia residents, conspired to manipulate the state’s contract awarding process.
Landers was the former deputy commissioner and chief financial officer for TDOC, and Wells was a former vice president at a company involved in the bidding process. The contract, which had a total value of $123.51 million, was for providing behavioral health services to TDOC inmates….