USAID official pleads guilty to taking part in $550M bribery scheme

USAID Officials and Contractors Admit to $550M Bribery Scheme as Trump-Era Crackdown Vindicated

A massive fraud scheme inside USAID exposed years of unchecked corruption, reinforcing calls to overhaul the agency. Four men, including a former official and executives from private companies, pleaded guilty in a case that spanned a decade and involved over half a billion in taxpayer funds. Key Facts: Four individuals, including ex-USAID official Roderick Watson, pleaded guilty to bribery and fraud related to contracts totaling over $550 milli…

USAID Bribery Scandal Exposes $550 Million Fraud Network Tied to Top Government Contractor

from Your News: Federal investigation leads to guilty pleas, corporate admissions, and sweeping deferred prosecution agreements in massive procurement corruption scheme. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official and three corporate executives have pleaded guilty to a wide-ranging bribery scheme that spanned over a decade and steered more than $550 million […]

USAID Official Convicted in Half-Billion Dollar Bribery Scheme

Federal contractors and a USAID official have just been convicted of funneling over half a billion dollars in taxpayer-funded aid to politically connected companies in exchange for bribes, cash, gifts, and even basketball tickets, the Justice Department revealed Friday. The post USAID Official Convicted in Half-Billion Dollar Bribery Scheme appeared first on Slay News.

"Just The Tip Of The Iceberg:" USAID Official Arrested In $550 Million Fraud Case - The American Tribune.com

In a breaking post to social media, prominent conservative Libs of TikTok revealed that USAID Official Roderick Watson has pleaded guilty to bribery in an unprecedented case. Watson, along with three other people, was involved in a massive $550 million corruption scheme where the official was plied with lavish bribes to award contracts to his benefactors. For context, USAID has been in the news since President Donald Trump established the Depart…

USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme - The Last Refuge

The Justice Department has announced that a USAID official named Roderick Watson, 57, of Woodstock, Maryland, and three corporate executives, Walter Barnes, 46, of Potomac, Maryland; Darryl Britt, 64, of Myakka City, Florida, and Paul Young, 62, of Columbia, Maryland, have pleaded guilty to a decade long scam involving bribery using USAID funds and awarded […]

USAID Official, 3 Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme Involving $550M in Contracts - News Addicts

A USAID official and three government contractors pleaded guilty to a decade-long bribery scheme involving over $550 million in contracts, according to the Justice Department. According to court documents, beginning in 2013, USAID official Roderick Wilson agreed with corporate executive Darryl Britt to receive bribes in exchange for Watson’s influence to award contracts to a […] The post USAID Official, 3 Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Bri…