U.S. Navy official to plead guilty in contracting scandal:report

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

U.S. Navy official to plead guilty in contracting scandal:report

BY MARTY GRAHAM
SAN DIEGO Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:26pm EST

(Reuters) - A U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent accused of leaking confidential information to a Singapore-based company at the heart of a Navy contracting scandal is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court next week, California media reported.

NCIS agent John Beliveau is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and pleaded not guilty to the charge earlier this year.

Beliveau's attorney, Jan Ronis, told reporters on Thursday that his client would plead guilty on Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Times and other media outlets. A representative for Ronis did not return calls seeking comment on Friday.

A court calendar indicates Beliveau is scheduled to change his plea in U.S. District Court in San Diego on Tuesday. The court calendar and documents indicate a change-of-plea hearing was requested by prosecutors. Federal prosecutors declined to comment on the hearing.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/14/us-usa-navy-scandal-idUSBRE9BD01620131214

[MADem]

1. Uh....ohhhhhhhhh! Change of plea? Plea deal? Someone's gonna start singing...?

I'll bet a lot of other co-conspirators in that sick little cadre are shitting bricks right about now.

As a somewhat cheap steward of the nation's resources in my time (sample complaint: Why the F--K does this shit cost so g---d--- much!!!!!!!!!) I can't cry for this clown, or anyone else who goes down hard for playing fast and loose with taxpayer dimes.

How many times do they have to be told...It ain't YER MONEY!

And these two--what disgraces! Why in the world would they risk their names and reputations for so little? What fools! Throw the book at 'em:

The most senior officers affected by the probe so far are Vice Admiral Ted Branch, the director of Naval Intelligence, and Rear Admiral Bruce Loveless, the director of Intelligence Operations. Their access to classified information was suspended last month and they were put on temporary leave due to allegations of "inappropriate conduct."

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. "pleaeded not guilty" or "pled not guilty"?

"Pleaded" sounds wrong to my ears...