Ex-KBR Employee Convicted In Bribery, Fuel Conspiracy
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
June 18, 2009 17:18 ET (21:18 GMT)
A former employee of KBR Inc. (KBR) has been convicted on federal charges in a bribery and a fuel-diversion scheme at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis was a former fuel-section employee assigned to Bagram, where KBR, a former Halliburton Co. (HAL) subsidiary known as Kellogg Brown and Root, had a contract to provide support services to the U.S. Army. KBR has received billions of dollars since 2001 to be a major provider of food and shelter services to U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lewis was found guilty Wednesday of conspiracy, false writing, bribery of a public official and false claims. He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison when he is sentenced Aug. 21.
In related cases last year, former KBR employees Wallace A. Ward and James N. Sellman pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges, and both were sentenced to 26 months in prison.
Between May and September 2006, Lewis and other KBR employees were accused of conspiring to accept payments from drivers, who were selling their fuel to people outside the airfield, in return for providing the drivers with documents falsely showing truckloads of fuel had been delivered to the airfield.
More than 48 truckloads of fuel, valued at more than $800,000, were diverted for sale outside the airfield between May and September 2006, prosecutors said. (click HERE for original article)
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Thursday, June 18th 2009 at 4:08 pm |
Wonder if he eligible for rehire?
Ms Sparky’s Response:
I’ll bet he is!! When he gets out Fluor can just pick him up right up!! He management material!! Too funny.
Thursday, June 18th 2009 at 8:05 pm |
I think the Feds have a full time job waiting for him.. on the Rock pile!
Ms Sparky’s Response:
In the long run we are paying for it.
Thursday, June 18th 2009 at 8:06 pm |
I forgot to tell Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis…don’t drop the soap!
Ms Sparky’s Response:
No kidding!!
Friday, June 19th 2009 at 7:50 am |
There is something nice to see when the other workers have fear int heir eyes knowing that people are beginning to go to jail for the things they thought would never be known about, scary days for scum.
Ms Sparky’s Response:
Yep!! It’s called the “Oh Shit!” look!
Friday, June 19th 2009 at 3:21 pm |
To Jim: Right on! This goes back to the moral compass issue.
Friday, August 21st 2009 at 10:07 am |
A former KBR Inc. (KBR) employee was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a scheme to steal fuel from the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice said Friday.
Raschad L. “Sean” Lewis, a former fuel-section employee for KBR who was assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was also ordered to pay $891,000 in restitution and serve three years of supervised release for his role in the fuel-diversion and bribery scheme.
Link:
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200908211315dowjonesdjonline000454&title=dojex-kbr-employee-sentenced-in-fuel-diversion-scheme
Forseti’s Response:
Thanks for the update.
Friday, August 21st 2009 at 12:39 pm |
Did they give him 7 years in Prison or 3 years of supervised release and $891,000 in restitution fees? In any event, that’s one for the Gipper.
Forseti’s Response:
His sentence is 84 months, a fine of $891,000.00 and three years of supervised probation\parole after his release. Here is the link to the DOJ press release.