Former Corps of Engineers worker accused of bribery

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Former Corps of Engineers worker accused of bribery
By T.D. Flack and Hwang Hae-rym, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, February 23, 2008

SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors said Thursday they are seeking an arrest warrant for a former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee accused of accepting more than $70,000 in bribes in connection with the expansion project at Camp Humphreys.

Pyeongtaek chief prosecutor Im Seok-pil said Thursday that Yang Hwa-sok, a 57-year-old South Korean man, is accused of accepting the bribes from the Jingsung Development construction company between January and September 2007.

Jingsung officials were unavailable for comment Thursday afternoon.

Corps of Engineers Far East District spokesman Joe Campbell confirmed Thursday that Yang, citing “personal reasons,” resigned his position as a general engineer on Feb. 13.

Campbell said Yang worked for the district’s Pyeongtaek resident office since July 1999.


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