Making government contracting pay and pay and pay……..

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According to the Washington Post, a federal judge sentenced Kerry F. Khan, the mastermind of a contracting scam of “historic proportions,” to nearly two decades behind bars. This sentence was even more than prosecutors had requested because of the “staggering” scope of the scheme.

Questions:
1. What were some of the “red flags” associated with this scheme?
2. How did Khan steal more than $30 million? In other words, what methods did he use?
3. What was Michael Alexander’s role in the scam and what was his sentence?

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Marimow, Ann E. (2013). Ex- Army Corps official sentenced in contracting scheme of ‘historic proportions.’ The Washington Post, July 11 (Retrievable at http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ex–army-corps-official-sentenced-in-contracting-scheme-of-historic-proportions/2013/07/11/7d8ba21e-ea21-11e2-a301-ea5a8116d211_story.html?hpid=z2)