US EditionEx-Air Force master sergeant pleads guilty in $37M bid-rigging scheme
James admitted to inflating Air Force IT contracts and directing bid amounts, with prosecutors saying the scheme cost taxpayers at least $37 million.
- On Wednesday, 51-year-old former Air Force Master Sergeant Alan Hayward James pleaded guilty to defrauding the Air Force of at least $37 million through a massive information-technology contract fraud scheme across the Pacific.
- From at least April 2016 until April 2025, James inflated labor and material costs in IT contracts while coaching co-conspirators on specific bid amounts to circumvent competitive processes.
- Using code names like 'Godfather,' James funneled excess funds through shell companies to pay false 'salaries' to family members and conspirators, while stolen money funded a luxury resort trip on Oahu costing more than $234,000.
- A sentencing hearing is set for Oct. 7 before Judge Shanlyn Park, as James faces a statutory maximum of 20 years for wire fraud and agreed to pay at least $1.4 million in restitution.
- Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel Glad stated that such crimes "steal from taxpayers and threaten the public's confidence in government institutions," as the Justice Department's Procurement Collusion Strike Force continues prosecuting bid-rigging cases.
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Former airman pleads guilty to defrauding Air Force of $37 million
A former Air Force master sergeant pleaded guilty to defrauding the Air Force out of $37 million in a scheme surrounding information technology contracts. On Wednesday, Alan Hayward James, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rig bids, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and bribery as part of a nine-year-long fraud plot. According to the agreement and the indictment against him, James, who called himself “Al Capone,” took part in the scheme while i…
Ex-Air Force master sergeant pleads guilty in $37M bid-rigging scheme
A retired master sergeant in the Air Force on Wednesday pleaded guilty to inflating the cost of information technology contracts for the Pacific Air Forces by at least $37 million to enrich himself and co-conspirators, according to the Department of Justice. Alan Hayward James, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery and…
'Godfather' Scheme Grounded: Former Master Sergeant Pleads Guilty In $37 Million Air Force Fraud
A nine-year conspiracy to bleed the U.S. military of tens of millions of dollars came to a halt in a Honolulu federal court yesterday. Alan Hayward James, a 51-year-old former Air Force Master Sergeant, officially pleaded guilty to orchestrating a massive IT contract fraud that saw the government overcharged by at least $37 million for […] ‘Godfather’ Scheme Grounded: Former Master Sergeant Pleads Guilty In $37 Million Air Force Fraud
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