Prosecutors said family received millions in bribes for Army supply contracts

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: AP

Army officer, relatives sentenced in bribery plot


SAN ANTONIO — A former Army contract officer has been sentenced to 17½ years in federal prison for taking more than $9 million in bribes for supply contracts in Kuwait.

Former Maj. John Cockerham was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in San Antonio. He pleaded guilty in February 2008 to conspiracy, bribery and money laundering for awarding contracts for services to troops in Iraq in 2004 and 2005.

His wife, sister and niece also were sentenced. They received shorter prison terms for participating in the scheme.


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[Mojambo]

1. This guy should have known better

You can only get away with this shit if you're a huge multi-national corporation with ties to the Republican party.

[John N Morgan]

2. Yep, the contractors probably sold him out to cover themselves.

[izquierdista]

3. Let me do a quick calculation

Let's see, 17.5 years.....divide by 9 million. I figure Cheney should be eligible for parole in the year 4545.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHJMuz5UN8o&feature=related

On edit: who am I kidding? The Morlocks will have to let him out.

[eggplant]

4. does anything happen to the contractors?

this will never stop if the contractors don't get bitten in the ass for it. otherwise, it's just the cost of doing business.

[bertman]

5. That's ONE down. How many thousand more to go??

[Javaman]

6. Clipping the wings of liberty. nt

[jaksavage]

7. The free market

working here.