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Retired U.S. Navy commander pleads guilty in bribery scandal
Source: Reuters
Retired U.S. Navy commander pleads guilty in bribery scandal
BY MARTY GRAHAM
SAN DIEGO Thu Jul 3, 2014 10:56pm EDT
(Reuters) - A retired U.S. Navy commander pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges on Thursday in connection with a wide-ranging corruption investigation of a Singapore-based defense contractor.
Edmond Aruffo, the 45-year-old former manager of Glenn Defense Marine Asia's operations in Japan, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in San Diego to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
He is the seventh defendant charged in the bribery scandal and the fourth to plead guilty in the high-profile case.
"There is an old navy saying: Not self but country," U.S. Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell said. "Edmond Aruffo instead put self before country when he stole from the U.S. Navy as part of a massive fraud and bribery scheme that cost the U.S. Navy more than $20 million."
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BY MARTY GRAHAM
SAN DIEGO Thu Jul 3, 2014 10:56pm EDT
(Reuters) - A retired U.S. Navy commander pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges on Thursday in connection with a wide-ranging corruption investigation of a Singapore-based defense contractor.
Edmond Aruffo, the 45-year-old former manager of Glenn Defense Marine Asia's operations in Japan, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in San Diego to a single count of conspiracy to commit bribery as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
He is the seventh defendant charged in the bribery scandal and the fourth to plead guilty in the high-profile case.
"There is an old navy saying: Not self but country," U.S. Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell said. "Edmond Aruffo instead put self before country when he stole from the U.S. Navy as part of a massive fraud and bribery scheme that cost the U.S. Navy more than $20 million."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/04/us-usa-navy-corruption-idUSKBN0F906820140704