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3 former special operations soldiers plead guilty to illegal profiting as Army contractors
http://www.fayobserver.com/military/article_799c1933-da5a-5449-9e31-98f2e4b94cd8.html3 former special operations soldiers plead guilty to illegal profiting as Army contractors
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:13 pm
SALT LAKE CITY- Three former Special Forces soldiers have pleaded guilty to charges of using inside bid information to profit from U.S. Army contracts in Afghanistan.
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The partners were ultimately paid $54 million to supply Afghan troops with weapons.
The Army has no complaints about the service, but the government says the deal was tainted. One defense lawyer says the case shows how easily the Army throws money at contractors.
The latest plea agreement came Friday from former Army Reserve Lt. Col. David Young, who acknowledged he leaked bid information. Young agreed to forfeit millions of dollars in cash and assets. Another defendant, Christopher Harris, says he pocketed $17 million from the Afghan contracts and shared more than half with Young.
