ANOTHER FORMER US MILITARY OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO DEFRAUDING DOD

On July 1, 2009, First Lieutenant Robert Moore (Ret.), plead guilty to conspiracy and bribery charges. Mr. Moore accepted money from contracts in exchange for Department of Defense (“DOD”) contracts at the Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan (“Bagram”). He also falsified the number of bunkers and barriers delivered to Bagram, causing the DOD to pay for bunkers and barriers it never received. Mr. Moore also falsified the damages to leased vehicles at Bagram causing the DOD to pay for repairs performed or not needed.
He agreed to pay $120,000 in restitution and cooperate in the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigation. As a part of this same investigation on June 19, 2009, Christopher P. West, a U.S. Army Major, and Patrick W. Boyd, a U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant pled guilty to various bribery, fraud, and conspiracy charges related to Department of Defense contracts at Bagram. Charles Patton, a U.S. Army Sergeant pled guilty for receiving stolen property connected to the bribery conspiracy. Assad John Ramin and Tahir Ramin, both U.S. citizens, and their companies AZ Corporation and Top’s Construction, Noor Alam, an Afghan citizen, and his company Northern Reconstruction Organization, and Abdul Qudoos Bakhshi, an Afghan citizen, and his company Naweed Bakhshi Company were all indicted for bribing military officials and defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense (“DOD”).

Andre Barlow
(202) 589-1834
abarlow@dbmlawgroup.com