No Free Lunch – Former Civilian Navy Employee Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes from Defense Firms

Former civilian Navy employee pleads guilty to taking bribes from defense contractors

A former San Diego-based Navy civilian employee who prosecutors say took bribes in the form of free meals from defense contractors in exchange for helping them secure lucrative government contracts pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges Thursday.

No Free Lunch – Former Civilian Navy Employee Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes from Defense Firms

Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. Photo by Chris Stone A former San Diego-based Navy civilian employee pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges Thursday. Prosecutors say Dawnell Parker, 54, took bribes from two defense firms in the form of free meals in exchange for helping to secure lucrative government contracts. Parker, of Athens, Ala., who once worked at the Naval Information Warfare Center, received “thousands of dollars in free me…

Pricey dinners and defense contracts: Former SPAWAR employee pleads guilty in bribery scheme

Dawnell Parker accepted expensive dinners from an unnamed Virgina-based defense contractor, while prosecutors say her boss took those meals, plus World Series and Super Bowl tickets