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U.S. Army major gets prison time for kickbacks from Iraq
Source: Reuters
U.S. Army major gets prison time for kickbacks from Iraq
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO | Wed Jun 6, 2012 6:55pm EDT
(Reuters) - A U.S. Army major who pleaded guilty to accepting $20,000 in bribes from an Iraqi contractor at a military base in Iraq was sentenced on Wednesday to six months in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors.
Christopher Bradley, 42, of El Paso, Texas, who pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally accepting gratuities, was also ordered to pay restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas.
Federal prosecutors said Bradley was in charge of helping an Iraqi Army unit set up base at the U.S. military post in Mosul, Iraq, in 2008. He was accused of accepting bribes to allow a contractor access to a secure area of the base, and allowing him to circumvent security in the loading and unloading of trucks.
In return, Bradley on two occasions accepted envelopes containing $10,000 from the contractor, prosecutors said.
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By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO | Wed Jun 6, 2012 6:55pm EDT
(Reuters) - A U.S. Army major who pleaded guilty to accepting $20,000 in bribes from an Iraqi contractor at a military base in Iraq was sentenced on Wednesday to six months in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors.
Christopher Bradley, 42, of El Paso, Texas, who pleaded guilty to two counts of illegally accepting gratuities, was also ordered to pay restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas.
Federal prosecutors said Bradley was in charge of helping an Iraqi Army unit set up base at the U.S. military post in Mosul, Iraq, in 2008. He was accused of accepting bribes to allow a contractor access to a secure area of the base, and allowing him to circumvent security in the loading and unloading of trucks.
In return, Bradley on two occasions accepted envelopes containing $10,000 from the contractor, prosecutors said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/us-usa-crime-army-bribes-idUSBRE8551HW20120606
