A former U.S. Army Sergeant and a co-conspirator have been sentenced in the District of Colorado for their roles in stealing fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty, Afghanistan, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced. U.S. Army Sergeant Christopher Weaver, 30, of Fort Carson, Colo., was sentenced on […]
LONDON — Troubled British support services contractor Serco was one of three bidders to lodge proposals with the Defense Ministry on Thursday as a competition to become the private sector business partner managing military infrastructure entered its final stages. Serco submitted the bid under the shadow of a wide-ranging investigation by the government into all […]
A Navy commander, a Naval criminal investigator and a defense contractor have been charged with conspiracy in a bribery scheme to gain millions in international port contracts, federal prosecutors said. Leonard Francis was arrested this week in San Diego, Cmdr. Michael Misiewicz was arrested in Colorado, and NCIS Supervisory Special Agent John Beliveau II was […]
Cathleen D. McGrade, age 64, was a contractor working for the State Department’s office of Overseas Building Operation and husband Brian C. Collinsworth, age 47, of Stafford, Va., pleaded guilty today to major fraud against the government, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions. Sentencing scheduled for November 2013. Neil H. […]
KBR Inc. invoked federal laws shielding contractors during wartime in an effort to avoid a Texas trial over injuries claimed by troops who were exposed to toxic chemicals while guarding a work site in Iraq. KBR argued today before a U.S. Court of Appeals panel in El Paso, Texas, that contractor-on-the-battlefield statutes act as a […]