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6 implicated in National Guard bribery scheme
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/crime/article/6-implicated-in-National-Guard-bribery-scheme-5795152.php6 implicated in National Guard bribery scheme
October 1, 2014 : Updated: October 1, 2014 7:18pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six people were implicated Wednesday in contract-rigging schemes involving the bribery of National Guard officials, and three individuals have pleaded guilty, prosecutors said.
The Department of Justice unveiled the charges the individuals face in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Court documents show the schemes involved two businesses headed by retired National Guardsmen, one from Minnesota and another from Virginia. Prosecutors say both businesses bribed National Guard officials to award contracts to certain minority-owned businesses. They say the businesses that provided the bribes then did the actual work and got much of the money.
Prosecutors say National Guard officials got thousands of dollars in bribes through the schemes and that a total of $14.6 million in contracts was improperly awarded. Two of the businesses allegedly paying the bribes were named Wednesday.