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Civilian Army Contractor Charged in Bribery Case

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Thinkstock 012815 Courtroom?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1422500463931VladimirCetinski/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Army civilian contractor was charged on Wednesday with soliciting bribes from executives bidding on a contract that he managed out of the Pentagon.

James Glenn Warner, 44, allegedly made arrangements to meet with two executives of a Virginia-based company which held a five-year contract with the U.S. Army worth up to $120 million. During the meeting, the FBI claims that Warner had the two executives from the company communicate by typing into his cell phone, then later passed a menu to the executives containing a piece of paper with outlines soliciting a bribe and extortion.

Specifically, Warner allegedly suggested that if the company paid $500,000 it would secure a contract renewal with the Army, even suggesting that damaging information about the company would be destroyed.

The FBI says that the executives declined the offer, reported the conduct and cooperated with law enforcement agents. At the direction of law enforcement, a company executive met with Warner four subsequent times, paying him a total of $50,000 cash bribes.

If convicted, Warner faces up to 15 years in prison and a maximum fine of $1.5 million.


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