Goviniโ Founder Eric โGillespie โคCharged with Felony offenses
PITTSBURGH, PA – November 15, 2025 -โข Ericโข Gillespie, founder of government technology firm Govini, has been placed onโค administrative leave following notification of felony charges, the companyโ confirmed today. The charges stem from an examination by Pennsylvania law enforcement.
The allegations against Gillespie, a prominent figure in the government technologyโ sector, raise concerns about ethical conduct within companiesโฃ contracting with the department โof Defense and other federal agencies. Govini, which provides data analyticsโฃ and market intelligence toโ government clients, currently holds $52 million in contracts, primarily with the DoD.
According to โa statement released by Govini, the company learned ofโข the charges against Gillespie on Novemberโ 10, 2025, and immediately placed him on leave. “As soonโค asโ we learned of these charges, we took โคimmediateโค action โto place Mr.Gillespie on administrative leave,” the statement โขread.โค “The company โฃwill fully cooperate with law enforcementโ inโฃ connection with their investigation. We acknowledge the severity โคofโค these charges and as a company will hold all โฃour employees โto the highest ethicalโ standards. We โstand steadfast in support of all victims of abuse of any kind.”
Poplicus Inc.,doing business as Govini,secured 26 โgovernment contracts in fiscal year 2025.The majority of these awards originated from the Defenseโ Department, โคwith additional contractsโ from the Departments of Commerce andโฃ Energy. Govini’s key DoD customers include the Army,โ the Defense data Systems Agency, and the navy. Since 2021, the โcompany has beenโ awarded over 107 contracts โฃtotaling โmore than $255 million.
Gillespieโฃ founded โขGovini โขin 2013, building on his earlier work withโ Recovery.org,a platform launched during โขthe American Reinvestment and Recoveryโข Act. in October, Govini announcedโ it had surpassed $100 million โคin annual recurring revenue and secured a $150 million investment from Bain Capital.
If convicted, Gillespie faces โa โminimum of seven โฃyears inโข jail and up to $15,000 inโ fines. Pennsylvania law also mandates at least 10 yearsโข ofโค sex offender โคregistration following completion ofโ his sentence.
Emails sent โto Govini seeking further comment were not โreturned.