Towson Consultant Admits to Bribery Involving $498M in Contracts

Towson consultant admits to bribery involving $498M in contracts

The Towson firm won nearly half a billion dollars in contracts during the years-long scheme.

Towson consultant, USAID official plead guilty in bribery scheme involving $550M in contracts

A former U.S. Agency for International Development official admitted in federal court this week that he accepted bribes from a Towson-based consultant and other contractors to steer agency decisions on $552.5 million’s worth of government contracts. Roderick Watson, who worked as a contracting officer for USAID, admitted to manipulating the federal agency’s procurement process for over a dozen contracts while accepting a stream of bribes in a de…