Five people were indicted, and 4 of them arrested, in connection ...

falsely claiming to have provided e-rate goods and services to 2 schools in Milwaukee and one in Chicago. Haider Bokhari, his wife Kelly Bokhari and his mother Shahida Bokhari, all of Kenosha, Wis., and his brother Qasim Bokhari of St. Petersburg, Fla., were arrested April 1. A 3rd brother indicted, Raza Bokhari, is believed to be in Lahore, Pakistan, DoJ said. The e-rate program helps poor schools fund Internet access, telecom services and internal computer networks. “Those who try to rip off and illegally profit from this important program will be prosecuted,” said Asst. Attorney Gen. Hewitt Pate. According to the indictment, in 2001 Haider and Qasim Bokhari submitted invoices and other documents to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), which administers the e-rate program and in return were paid more than $1.2 million for goods the schools did not receive. The brothers then conspired with other family members to “conduct numerous financial transactions… to conceal and disguise the unlawful activity,” DoJ said. The investigation was conducted by DoJ’s Antitrust Div., the FBI, the IRS’s Criminal Investigation Div., the FCC’s Inspector Gen.’s Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Milwaukee.