A former supervisory official with the U.S. Census Bureau, Camille T. Jones, pled guilty on April 2 to conspiring with a subcontractor to receive $790,000 in kickbacks, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland.
The case highlights concerns about procurement fraud and abuse of public office within federal agencies.
Jones, 47, from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services fraud. According to court documents, she admitted steering a large employee assistance program contract worth millions of dollars to a prime contractor and YMJ Consulting—a company owned by her relative Yolanda M. Jones—in exchange for kickbacks from YMJ Consulting and Yolanda Jones.
Court records show that Camille Jones attempted to obstruct the investigation by drafting a service agreement between YMJ Consulting and her own mental health company in an effort to make the kickbacks appear as legitimate consulting payments. Both women signed this agreement in 2024 but backdated it to 2020; Yolanda Jones later provided this document during the investigation.
Jones also admitted using her position at the Census Bureau to share confidential procurement information with another government contractor who then hired another one of her relatives for a minimal-work job that paid $83,000—work which Jones largely performed herself.
Sentencing for Camille Jones is scheduled for Thursday, July 16 at 10:30 a.m., where she faces up to five years in prison. Yolanda Jones pled guilty on August 14, 2025, and is awaiting sentencing as well. Sentences will be determined by a federal district court judge after considering U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes commended “the DOC-OIG for its work in the investigation.” Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan S. McKoy and Acting Chief Edward P. Sullivan of DOJ Criminal Division Public Integrity Section “who are prosecuting the case.” For more information about reporting fraud or learning about priorities of the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office visit justice.gov/usao-md.
