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Corporate executives, USAID official plead guilty in US to bribery scheme

( June 12, 2025, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Four men, including a government contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and three owners and presidents of companies, pleaded guilty for their roles in a decade-long bribery scheme involving at least 14 contracts worth more than $550 million in US taxpayer dollars, according to a release. In exchange for the bribe payments, the USAID official influenced the award of contracts by manipulating the procurement process , including recommending the companies for non-competitive contract awards, disclosing sensitive procurement information during the competitive bidding process, providing positive performance evaluations to a government agency and approving decisions on the contracts, prosecutors said.Statement follows below:...

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