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USAID official pleads guilty to taking part in $550M bribery scheme

  • A USAID contracting officer and three company leaders pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme involving over $550 million, as reported by the Department of Justice.
  • Roderick Watson admitted to receiving about $1 million in bribes, which included cash and luxury gifts, while working at USAID from 2013 to 2022.
  • Walter Barnes and Darryl Britt participated in the scheme to influence contracts awarded to their companies, according to court documents.
  • The scheme lasted nearly a decade and involved fraudulent contracts, reinforcing claims of corruption at USAID, according to the Department of Justice.
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DOJ broke the news in on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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