The owner and president of an Orange County business responsible for providing security services to government facilities was indicted today on charges of submitting false financial statements to Bank of America for the purpose of obtaining a multimillion dollar increase to his line of credit. The indictment charges that in truth and fact, both figures were substantially less. The Anaheim-based UIIS contracts with the United States Government to provide security services to government buildings and installations, including courthouses and foreign embassies. Guidice will be summoned to appear in United States District Court in Los Angeles for an arraignment, which will likely be in June. An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime.
Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. 01-086 Return to the 2001 Press Release Index.