Three contractors and a former government contracting officer admitted to participating in a decades-long bribery scheme involving federal contracts totaling over $550 million. The contractors, Walter Barnes, Darryl Britt, and Paul Young, pled guilty to federal conspiracy charges. Roderick Watson, a former contracting officer, also pled guilty to bribery. Apprio and Vistant acknowledged criminal liability and accepted deferred prosecution agreements, committing to ethics compliance. Bribes included cash, gifts, and services, facilitating contract awards over several years.
The bribery scheme began in 2013, when Watson agreed to use his contacting officer position in exchange for bribes to influence contract awards to Apprio.
Apprio and Vistant admitted to criminal liability and entered into three-year deferred prosecution agreements, requiring compliance with ethics programs.
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