Former National Guard colonel pleads guilty in no-show job scam

PITTSBURGH — A retired colonel of an Air National Guard unit at Pittsburgh International Airport has pleaded guilty to charges he created a no-show military job for a civilian contractor.

The contractor, in turn, helped the colonel receive additional pay for days he didn't work.

Prosecutors in Pittsburgh charged Col. Gerard Mangis last year with conspiracy, theft and fraud counts. He pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to conspiracy and will be sentenced Nov. 17.

Prosecutors say Mangis became friends with a contractor responsible for issuing work days to Air National Guard units nationwide.

Mangis allegedly created a fake, no-show job to help the contractor in exchange for being assigned extra work days, which Mangis cashed in for extra pay.

The contractor pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme last year.

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