Pair pleads guilty in $150K MacDill Air Force Base kickback scheme

Two men pleaded guilty this month to defrauding the intramural sports program at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base for more than a decade, federal prosecutors say. 

Keith Pilawski, 63, of Lutz, and Edwin Ortiz, 58, of Brandon, each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and face a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. As part of their plea agreements, Pilawski has agreed to forfeit $67,183, and Ortiz has agreed to forfeit $163,300 — “the proceeds of criminal conduct,” according to a statement from the Middle District of Florida U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe. 

A sentencing date has not yet been set.