( June 12, 2026, 15:58 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: David Duggin, a former intelligence community contractor, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit offenses against the US by soliciting and accepting kickbacks, the US Department of Justice said. Duggin, a former senior systems engineer and on-site contractor at a US government intelligence community agency, corruptly used his on-site access to sensitive information at an intelligence agency to enrich himself and others by illegally obtaining government contracts for millions of dollars of hardware and software procured by US government customers, the DOJ said. According to documents filed in Maryland federal court, Duggin’s co-conspirators paid him at least $510,000 in illegal kickbacks in exchange for him influencing the procurement process to favor his co-conspirators. The conspiracy thwarted the competitive bidding process for the US from at least as early as June 2018 and continued through at least as late as April 2024.Statement follows below:...
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