Director of Alaska Native Corporation charged with bribery in “one of most brazen federal contracting scandals in nation’s history”
By Del Wilber (Washington Post): Four people were arrested Tuesday in a complex contracting scam involving the Army Corps of Engineers, authorities said.
Charged in the District’s federal court with conspiracy, bribery and unlawful kickback were two Army Corps contracting officers, Kerry F. Khan of Alexandria, and Michael A. Alexander of Woodbridge.
Facing the same charges are Khan’s son, Lee, of Fairfax County, and Harold F. Babb, of Sterling, director of contracts for EyakTek, an Alaska Native Corporation with an office in Dulles, Va.
Federal law enforcement officials said the scam involved delivered and promised kickbacks of about $20 million on what they described as substantial contracts for critical technology services.
Ronald C. Machen Jr., the District’s U.S. Attorney, said in a brief interview outside of his office Tuesday that “as alleged, this is one of the most brazen federal contracting scandals in our nation’s history.”
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