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Former US Air Force serviceman pleads guilty to procurement bid-rigging

( April 2, 2026, 16:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A former member of the US Air Force has pled guilty to multi-year bid-rigging schemes involving the government's procurement of information technology services for Air Force installations, amounting to $37 million in fraud through falsely inflated IT contracts, according to a statement from the Department of Justice. The defendant, Alan Hayward James, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery and conspiracy to rig bids, agreeing to pay over $1.4 million in restitution to the US Department of Defense.Statement follows below: ...

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