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In a criminal fraud and False Claims Act settlement Monday with total penalties amounting to $389 million, a whistleblower collected $16 million from the $101 million paid to settle the FCA portion of the case.… Continue Reading
Richard Ammer Chichakli, an associate of convicted international arms dealer Viktor Bout, was sentenced Thursday in Manhattan federal court to five years in prison.
Chichakli, pictured, is a dual U.S. and Syrian citizen.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy fo the U.S. ArmyA former project manager of a U.S. construction company working on U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan admitted Wednesday in federal court to soliciting a $60,000 kickback from an Afghan subcontractor in 2011.… Continue Reading
Hamid Karzai, courtesy of News Loop Top News via YouTubeAfghan president Hamid Karzai said Wednesday that he signed a key package of legislation aimed at combating financial crime, making it less likely the country will be added to the Financial Action Task Force’s blacklist this week.… Continue Reading
A top Afghan election official resigned Monday after the leading presidential candidate leaked tapes allegedly featuring the official discussing ways to rig the country’s upcoming presidential election.
Ziaulhaq Amarkhil, the secretary general of Afghanistan’s election commission, announced his resignation at a news conference after facing more than a week of intense pressure from presidential front-runner Abdullah Abdullah, the New York Times said.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of the U.S. ArmyFirst Sergeant Jimmy W. Dennis pleaded guilty in federal court in Tennessee to conspiracy to launder about $250,000 in bribes he took from contractors in Afghanistan, the Justice Department said Wednesday.… Continue Reading
A former employee of a U.S. contractor pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to defraud the United States in connection with a contract to provide reconstruction-related services in Afghanistan.
Alan D. Simmons worked in Afghanistan as a training program coordinator for PAE Inc.,… Continue Reading
An independent contractor for a U.S.-based trucking company operating in Afghanistan pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to offering a U.S. Army serviceman $54,000 in bribes.
Virginia resident Akbar Ahmad Sherzai was responsible for delivering fuel to Army installations.… Continue Reading
Image courtesy of army.milA former U.S. Army soldier was sentenced to 87 months in prison last week for stealing fuel at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Fenty in Afghanistan in exchange for bribes from a local trucking company.… Continue Reading
It is that time of the year again. Transparency International released its 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) today. The CPI, which is the most widely used indicator of corruption worldwide, measures the perceptions of public sector corruption.… Continue Reading
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. CrossDear FCPA Blog,
I read your blog article U.S. State Department gets an ‘F’ for Afghan compliance which hits very close to home for me as my company supplies government contractors funded by U.S.… Continue Reading
U.S. Army Pfc. Jordan Adams provides security from a hilltop in Bagram in Afghanistan’s Parwan province, Sept. 7, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexander NaylorDespite spending $96 billion in reconstruction aid in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led… Continue Reading
