US EditionUSAID 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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$550 million bribery scheme involving USAID official exposed
A former contracting officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and three business leaders recently pleaded guilty to a $550 million bribery scheme. In a Thursday press release, the U.S. Department of Justice announced, “Four men, including a government contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and three owners and presidents of companies, have pleaded guilty for their roles in …
JUST IN: USAID Official Pleads Guilty In Sprawling Corruption Scheme
Roderick Watson, a former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee who worked under the Biden administration, and three businessmen have pleaded guilty to participating in a $550 million bribery scheme involving the embattled agency. Watson, a Maryland native, is alleged to have received bribes valued north of $1 million in exchange for using his position as a trusted overseer of taxpayer money to direct 14 prime federal contra…
USAID Official and Three Others Plead Guilty After Decade-Long, Half-Billion Dollar Bribery Scheme Falls Apart
An official with a government agency that President Donald Trump targeted for elimination has pleaded guilty, along with three businessmen, to being part of a decade-long bribery scheme that involved […] The post USAID Official and Three Others Plead Guilty After Decade-Long, Half-Billion Dollar Bribery Scheme Falls Apart appeared first on The Western Journal.
USAID Bribery Scandal Exposes $550 Million Fraud Network Tied to Top Government Contractor
from Your News: Federal investigation leads to guilty pleas, corporate admissions, and sweeping deferred prosecution agreements in massive procurement corruption scheme. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official and three corporate executives have pleaded guilty to a wide-ranging bribery scheme that spanned over a decade and steered more than $550 million […]
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