Iraq Bid-rigging
Ex-Pentagon contractor pleads guilty
Afp, Washington
A former Pentagon contractor pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of conspiracy, bribery and money laundering in connection with his work overseeing reconstruction projects in Iraq. Robert Stein also admitted in federal court in Washington to unlawful possession of machine guns and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges against Stein, 50, relate to a period beginning in December 2003 when he was in charge of tens of millions of dollars of reconstruction money in the south-central Iraqi city of Hilla. Stein, who was hired by the Coalition Provisional Authority -- the US-led administration that was then running Iraq -- admitted to conspiring with other public officials, including several senior US Army officers, to rig the bids on contracts.
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