Contractor Sentenced In Army Corruption Scheme In Hawaii

A former government contractor was sentenced to 70 months in prison Friday for a corruption scheme in which he paid bribes to secure Army contracts in Hawaii while also receiving kickbacks, the Justice Department said.

John Winslett, 66, of Bristol, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty to charges in September 2019.

In court, Winslett admitted that from 2011 to 2018 he paid $100,000 worth of bribes to two Army contracting officials at Schofield Barracks in Honolulu. In return, the officials steered at least $19 million in federal contracts to Winslett’s employer, construction management firm REK Associates in Virginia.

The bribes included a 2017 Jeep Rubicon, an antique 1969 Ford Galaxie, a Harley Davidson motorcycle, diamond earrings worth more than $2,000 and a variety of guns, the Army Times reported.

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