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| USAID Official & 3 CEO's Plead Guilty In $550 Million Bribery & Fraud Scheme |
| 2025-06-17 |
| [YouTube] A USAID official and three corporate executives, pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme that went on for more than a decade. It involved 14 prime contracts worth more than $550 million in U.S. taxpayer funds, that were improperly awarded through manipulated processes at the federally funded organization. 57-year-old Roderick Watson of Woodstock, Maryland, a USAID contracting officer, pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official - faces 15 years in prison Watson spoke with an Investment Company, facilitating a $14 million loan for a business from which Barnes paid himself a $10 million dividend. In exchange, Watson was showered with lavish bribes and gifts, including: Cash payments, of more than $1 million in bribes. Laptops and cell phones. Tickets to an NBA game suite. A country club wedding, paid for by the conspirators. Down payments on two new homes and Jobs for relatives. 46-year-old Walter Barnes of Potomac, Maryland, owner and president of Vistant, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official and securities fraud. He’s facing 20 years in prison. 64-year-old Darryl Britt of Myakka City, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official. -Faces up to 5 years for each count 62-year-old Paul Young, Columbia, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official. -He aces up to 5 years for each count Both companies admitted to engaging in a conspiracy to bribe Watson and commit securities fraud. They facilitated payments and benefits to Watson to secure contracts. |
| Posted by:Ulailet+Thud3602 |
| #3 There are hundreds of thousands if not millions of people who were a part of this. Incarcerate as many as you can and impoverish the rest. Publicly, so that nobody will forget for generations. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2025-06-17 07:03 |
| #2 YET! Given these convictions, which clearly point out massive Fraud, Waste and Abuse. We still have politically appointed, agenda only following Federal Judges, ruling against Trump & MAGA trying to clean up this LSD $$$$$ mess. Maybe, "We The People", need to demand a Constitutional Based Judicial Review Panel for all Federal Judges? A panel that that rates and/or recommends the removal of DOJ staff, Federal and State level AG's, purchased DA's, & Judges that are clearly using the courts to push any political agenda and not the written law or US Constitution? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-06-17 05:58 |
| #1 Also posted by Fred on Saturday at 00:00 https://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=765765 |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2025-06-17 00:05 |