Ex-Executive Pleads Guilty in Case of Contractor Bribing Navy Civilian Employee

Ex-Executive Pleads Guilty in Case of Contractor Bribing Navy Civilian Employee

Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego A former executive for a Virginia defense contractor pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit bribery for offering numerous gifts to a San Diego-based Navy civilian employee. Russell Thurston, 52, had sought help in securing millions of dollars in government contracts. Thurston, an executive vice president for Cambridge International Systems, Inc., was indic…

Ex-defense contractor employee pleads guilty in bribery of San Diego Navy employee

The former executive vice president for a Virginia-based defense contractor pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit bribery in connection with offering numerous gifts to a San Diego-based Navy civilian employee in exchange for his help in securing millions of dollars in government contracts.

Ag Commissioner Sid Miller rehires political aide who pleaded guilty to bribery

Todd Smith was hired as chief of staff to Miller at the Texas Department of Agriculture on Jan. 14 at an annual salary of $218,581.

Ex-company director fined RM450,000 after pleading guilty to subsidised cooking oil-related offences

SEREMBAN: A former company director was fined RM450,000 by the Sessions Court here after he pleaded guilty to three alternative charges of providing fake documents to the authorities and having in his possession more than the permitted amount of cooking oil, which is a subsidised item. Read full story

Former assessor’s office director pleads guilty to bribery charges

A former high-ranking director in then-Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ office pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting sports tickets, restaurant meals and other bribes in return for lowering certain property tax assessments. Francisco Perez, 50, of Chicago, was charged with bribery conspiracy earlier this month. Details in a plea agreement released Wednesday estimate that Perez received at least $550,000 and up to $1.5 million worth of benefi…

The former director of the appraiser’s firm pleads guilty to bribery charges

A former high-ranking director of then-Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ office pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting sports tickets, restaurant meals and other bribes in exchange for lowering certain property tax bills. Francisco Perez, 50, of Chicago, was charged with bribery conspiracy earlier this month. Details in a plea agreement released Wednesday estimate that Perez received at least $550,000 and up to $1.5 million in benefits, includ…