US Army Reserve Officer Pleads Guilty in Iraq Case
Reuters
Friday 25 August 2006
Washington - A U.S. Army Reserve officer pleaded guilty on Friday to improperly steering millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction contracts as part of a conspiracy involving kickbacks, smuggling and sexual favors.
Lt. Col. Bruce Hopfengardner, 46, of Frederick, Virginia, was the first military office to admit taking part in the scheme to defraud the U.S.-led occupation authority.
He pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Justice Department said in a statement.
2006-08-26 04:18:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Now, will the Iraqis ever wake up?
2006-08-26 04:19:43 · update #1
What did you expect? Being dishonest, lying and cheating is in the blood. (Bush, Clinton, Enron, Landis, Gatling, Bonds, Worldcom, War on Drugs, - but Americans are the main consumers. Need more examples?) The US is a nation in perpetual denial.
2006-08-26 04:34:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
When Col. Oliver North did the same thing he was made a National Hero by Ronald Reagan. Lt Col HopfenGardner should be decorated with Purple Heart.
2006-08-26 06:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by olayinka o 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-09-30 00:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by wiemer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is this shocking? We recently had a President of the United States who did the same thing...except with North Korea, China, and others.
He got a pension and his own museum.
2006-08-26 04:27:04 · answer #4 · answered by 4999_Basque 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People like you are the ones ripping the military off. Degrading them. Why don't you join the military and go to Iraq and come back with your conspiracy theories.
2006-08-26 04:21:36 · answer #5 · answered by Ah Ha 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Don't worry about this guy. He has a future within the Bush Cabal of Evil.
2006-08-26 04:33:05 · answer #6 · answered by Edward K 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
every barrel has its bad apple and anyway he was only a lt colonel it wasn't as he if he was an important link so big money got to him
2006-08-26 07:06:37 · answer #7 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Americans that need to wake up from OUR corrupted Administration.
2006-08-26 04:22:41 · answer #8 · answered by To Be 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am sure Bush would say, 'just good business practice'.
2006-08-26 07:01:18 · answer #9 · answered by Rob Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At which point did they succeed?
2006-08-26 04:21:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋