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AMERICAN GUILTY IN IRAQI BRIBES CASE
United Press International UPI
Sept 19 2011
A former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee pleaded guilty to
accepting bribes from Iraqi contractors, the U.S. Justice Department
said Monday.
Thomas A. Manok, 50, of Chantilly, Va., pleaded guilty before
U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in the Eastern District of
Virginia, the department said.
Manok admitted he took cash from Iraqi contractors in exchange for
recommending that the Corps of Engineers approve contracts and other
payment requests the contractors submitted to the U.S. government,
court documents indicated. Manok also admitted he intended to hide
the payments from authorities by using associates to transfer the
money from Iraq to Armenia.
Sentencing will be Dec. 9, Justice officials said. Manok could receive
up to five years in prison.
United Press International UPI
Sept 19 2011
A former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee pleaded guilty to
accepting bribes from Iraqi contractors, the U.S. Justice Department
said Monday.
Thomas A. Manok, 50, of Chantilly, Va., pleaded guilty before
U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in the Eastern District of
Virginia, the department said.
Manok admitted he took cash from Iraqi contractors in exchange for
recommending that the Corps of Engineers approve contracts and other
payment requests the contractors submitted to the U.S. government,
court documents indicated. Manok also admitted he intended to hide
the payments from authorities by using associates to transfer the
money from Iraq to Armenia.
Sentencing will be Dec. 9, Justice officials said. Manok could receive
up to five years in prison.