Lt. col. pleads guilty in contracting scam

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Lt. col. pleads guilty in contracting scam
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 30, 2008 5:45:06 EDT

TRENTON, N.J. — An Army Reserve lieutenant colonel from New Jersey has pleaded guilty to being part of a scheme involving Iraqi reconstruction contracts.

Debra Harrison admitted her involvement Monday in a bid-rigging scam that steered millions of dollars from an Iraqi rebuilding fund to a contractor in exchange for cash, luxury cars and jewelry.

Prosecutors say Harrison, 50, admitted receiving a Cadillac Escalade from a contractor and more than $300,000 to improve her Trenton home.

Harrison faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she is sentenced Nov. 19.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/07/ap_contractingscheme_072908/