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| Former Army major gets 17 years in bribe scheme |
| By chron.com |
| Published: 12/03/2009 |
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SAN ANTONIO — To the federal government, the $9.6 million in cash that military contractors gave then-Army Maj. John L. Cockerham was nothing less than bribery. But even as he was sentenced to prison Wednesday, Cockerham claimed the money was “gifts, blessings and appreciation” for helping the private companies gain entry during the Iraq war into an already corrupt system. Cockerham, 43, a former contracting officer, was sent to federal prison for 17½ years for a massive bribery scheme that made him the unofficial poster boy for wartime military corruption. His efforts to use his wife, his sister and a niece as pawns to pick up the bribes or help cover up his crimes also cost them their freedom, as each was sentenced Wednesday to shorter prison terms. Read More. |
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