Post by Logan on Apr 20, 2016 5:17:48 GMT -6
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon defense contractor acknowledged Monday that he bribed a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers program manager to secure $171 million in contracts over a decade.
The 73-year-old contractor, who goes by the singular name Sky, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and could face a maximum of five years in prison at his Oct. 11 sentencing. Lawyers for both sides indicated a sentence of about two years is more likely.
Sky — who changed his name from William Hovelman — did not say much in court, beyond answering procedural questions from U.S. District Court Judge Marco A. Hernandez. He and his attorney, Michael Levine, declined comment outside the courtroom.
The judge gave Sky permission to make a planned trip outside the U.S.
Sky and his company, Sky Research Inc., have been under investigation since 2010. The Ashland-based firm specializes in aerial surveys of old military bombing and gunnery ranges to find weapons debris.
Read more: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/19/oregon-defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-bribery-charge/83224008/
The 73-year-old contractor, who goes by the singular name Sky, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy and could face a maximum of five years in prison at his Oct. 11 sentencing. Lawyers for both sides indicated a sentence of about two years is more likely.
Sky — who changed his name from William Hovelman — did not say much in court, beyond answering procedural questions from U.S. District Court Judge Marco A. Hernandez. He and his attorney, Michael Levine, declined comment outside the courtroom.
The judge gave Sky permission to make a planned trip outside the U.S.
Sky and his company, Sky Research Inc., have been under investigation since 2010. The Ashland-based firm specializes in aerial surveys of old military bombing and gunnery ranges to find weapons debris.
Read more: www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2016/04/19/oregon-defense-contractor-pleads-guilty-bribery-charge/83224008/