Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Army probes defense contractor CSA over troop support payments
Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is cooperating in the case.
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
NSA eavesdropped on Americans, journalists in Baghdad
Two whistleblowers have come forward to ABC News with allegations that the NSA routinely listened in on the phone calls of ordinary Americans, journalists, aid workers, and military personnel who were living in the Middle East and calling friends and loved ones back in the US. Both of these whistleblowers were employed by the NSA as intercept operators at a facility in Fort Gordon, Georgia, where they were tasked with intercepting, recording, and monitoring satellite phone calls into and out of Baghdad's Green Zone.
Friday, October 10, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Contractor pleads guilty to cash smuggling
Defense Department contract employee David Ricardo Ramirez smuggled almost $160,000 in bribes from Iraq into the U.S. and spent it on a condo on Lake Travis, a lot in Del Rio, an exotic sports car and a speedy motorcycle. It will cost him four years and two months of freedom, and everything he bought.
Friday, October 10, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Former Contractor Pleads Guilty To Scheme to Steal $39.6 Million in Fuel From U.S. Army In Iraq
A former Department of Defense (DoD) contractor pleaded guilty today to participating in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Chuck Rosenberg.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Four Individuals and Subcontracting Company Charged With Contract Fraud Related to the War in Afghanistan
Four U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors and a subcontracting company have been charged with conspiracy, major fraud and wire fraud arising from their scheme to defraud the United States in connection with the war and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich for the Criminal Division announced today. The company is United States Protection and Investigation, LLC (USPI).
Saturday, October 4, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Pentagon IG reviewing 18 possible electrocutions
The number of U.S. troops and contractors electrocuted in Iraq is higher than previously reported, and now stands at 18, a senator said Monday.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Pentagon IG reviewing 18 possible electrocutions
The number of U.S. troops and contractors electrocuted in Iraq is higher than previously reported, and now stands at 18, a senator said Monday.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Ex-Blackwater trainer faces drug charges in Canada
A man who held a high-profile job training Blackwater security contractors for duty in Iraq now sits in a Canadian jail awaiting trial. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they arrested Slavko Ilic, 41, in connection with the seizure of 35 kilograms of cocaine. Ilic was featured in "Shadow Company," a 2006 documentary film about the private military business.
Thursday, September 4, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq Shooting
Federal prosecutors have sent target letters to six Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a September shooting that left 17 Iraqi civilians dead, indicating a high likelihood the Justice Department will seek to indict at least some of the men, according to three sources close to the case.
Monday, August 18, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
U.S. Army Major Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme Related to Department of Defense Contracts in Kuwait
A U.S. Army Major pleaded guilty today to bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery arising out of his activities as a Contracting Officer in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in 2005 and 2006, and agrees $5.8 million in restitution Is owed to the U.S. government.
Thursday, August 14, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Former contractor charged in Iraq fuel theft probe
A former contractor was charged Friday with making false statements as military investigators probe the apparent theft of nearly $40 million in fuel from a U.S. Army base in Iraq. Lee William Dubois of Lexington, S.C., was arrested Friday at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.
Monday, July 21, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Report: Bad Wiring Widespread in Iraq
Inferior electrical work by private contractors on U.S. military bases in Iraq is more widespread than the Pentagon has acknowledged, according to a published report.
Friday, July 18, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Army Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme Involving DOD Contracts at U.S. Army Base in Kuwait
A U.S. Army officer and his wife pleaded guilty for their conduct related to a conspiracy, bribery and money laundering scheme involving contracts awarded in support of the Iraq war, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced today.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Iraqi-Canadian contractor convicted in U.S. military court
A U.S. military court has sentenced an Iraqi-Canadian translator to five months in jail in connection a stabbing at a military base west of Baghdad. The case marks the first time the U.S. military has prosecuted a civilian since the Vietnam War.
Monday, June 23, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Munitions Supplier, His Company and Others Indicted For Lying to Army on Government Munitions Contract
AEY Inc. (AEY), Efraim Diveroli, David Packouz, Alexander Podrizki and Ralph Merrill were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Miami on wide-ranging fraud charges in connection with their provision of ammunition to Afghanistan.
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Kickbacks cost former KBR employee 12 months, restitution
Former KBR employee Anthony Martin of Houston was sentenced to one year in prison Friday in U.S. District Court, Rock Island, for accepting kickbacks on a government contract.
Sunday, June 8, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Contractor Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme Involving DOD Contracts in Iraq
A defense contractor, Raman International Inc. (Raman), pleaded guilty today for its role in a bribery scheme aimed at influencing the award of U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) contracts at Camp Victory, Iraq, the Department of Justice announced today.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Suspected Spy Contractor Remains a Vexing Mystery
Even after he was sentenced Monday to more than 10 years in jail for using a fake identity to gain access to classified information about military tactics and strategy in Iraq, a U.S. Army contract translator remains a mystery to U.S. authorities.
Thursday, May 22, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Former contractor stuck in Kuwait fights for his name and rights
The case of Allan Avery, an American citizen, who was employed with a US military contracting company working in Kuwait is not decided yet. But Avery claims he was innocent and is fighting charges of drug trafficking and illegal possession in Kuwait in order to prove his claim and clear his name.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Federal judge rules KBR 'gang-rape victim' can seek trial in US
An American woman who claims that she was gang-raped by coworkers in Baghdad while employed by Halliburton/KBR, a defence contractor, can take her case to trial, a federal judge has ruled.
Monday, May 12, 2008