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US man admits solicitation of kickbacks from $1.4bn federal contract
An Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to solicit a kickback in connection with the award of a private security services subcontract to protect US government personnel and contractors in Afghanistan.Ryan Scott McMonigle, 38, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the solicitation of a kickback.
The crime centred on the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which is the principal federal US agency that extends assistance to countries recovering from disaster, trying to escape poverty and engaging in democratic reforms. In August 2006, USAID awarded a $1.4 billion contract known as the Afghanistan Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project (the AIRP contract). The AIRP contract required the award of "numerous subcontracts", including for the provision of security services to protect AIRP workers.
The court heard that, from approximately February 2009 through to May 2009, McMonigle was employed in Kabul, Afghanistan, by Civilian Police International, a Virginia-based company that provides law enforcement training internationally. McMonigle admitted that he assisted others in the solicitation of a kickback from a private security vendor in return for favorable treatment for this potential bidder in connection with the award of one or more subcontracts.
According to court documents, the subcontracts provided for private security services to protect USAID personnel and contractors in Afghanistan operating under the AIRP contract. The charge of aiding and abetting the solicitation of a kickback carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The maximum fine may be increased to twice the gain derived from the crime or twice the loss suffered by the victims of the crime, if either of those amounts is greater than the statutory maximum.
McMonigle is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 5, 2010.
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