- MIDDLETOWN, Rhode Island: A Georgia-based Navy contractor has laid off its entire staff after federal prosecutors in Rhode Island accused its founder of participating in a $10 million kickback and bribery scheme.
Wayne King, acting CEO of Roswell, Georgia-based Advanced Solutions for Tomorrow, tells WPRI-TV in Providence that the layoffs go into effect Monday.
King told workers in an e-mail that the company’s assets had been frozen and it could no longer operate.
The firm has offices in Middletown, Rhode Island
Prosecutors accuse the company’s founder, Anjan Dutta-Gupta, of funneling about $10 million through his company’s subcontractors to a civilian Navy employee and his relatives and associates.
Dutta-Gupta is scheduled to appear in court in Providence on Tuesday. His lawyer has not responded to requests for comment.

