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USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives
Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme

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Posted By: earlybird, 6/14/2025 1:26:38 PM

The Justice Department has announced that a USAID official named Roderick Watson, 57, of Woodstock, Maryland, and three corporate executives, Walter Barnes, 46, of Potomac, Maryland; Darryl Britt, 64, of Myakka City, Florida, and Paul Young, 62, of Columbia, Maryland, have pleaded guilty to a decade long scam involving bribery using USAID funds and awarded government contracts.Roderick Watson took bribes and directed over $550 million to the three USAID contractors. [SEE DETAILS HERE] DOJ – […] According to court documents, beginning in 2013, Watson, while a USAID contracting officer, agreed with Britt to receive bribes in exchange for using Watson’s influence to award contracts to Apprio.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: mifla 6/14/2025 1:30:03 PM (No. 1964210)
Prosecute those who took the bribes and those who offered the bribes and those who were aware of the bribery and said nothing.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: spacer 6/14/2025 1:38:05 PM (No. 1964215)
Just 5 mos in. There will be many more corrupt democrats to bring to justice.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: zephyrgirl 6/14/2025 2:08:46 PM (No. 1964225)
Why no pictures of the perps? Just asking.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Texpub 6/14/2025 2:23:40 PM (No. 1964233)
#3 I had the same question. Where are the pictures?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 6/14/2025 2:40:44 PM (No. 1964253)
So, put them in prison for decades.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: whyyeseyec 6/14/2025 3:09:25 PM (No. 1964263)
@#5 - They plead guilty to avoid decades long prison sentences. I'm going to guess they'll get 18 months in Club Fed, and out in less than a year for 'good behavior'.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: DVC 6/14/2025 3:21:23 PM (No. 1964268)
Roderick Watson......USAID criminal..... https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.IsUuOvcbzMgcAox5YQ6QOgAAAA?r=0&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain You won't be shocked.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: BeatleJeff 6/14/2025 4:23:14 PM (No. 1964294)
Doesn't picture the perps, but does include pictures of Graham, Rubio and Trump. Makes no sense. I wonder about Sundance sometimes.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: itsonlyme 6/14/2025 5:42:07 PM (No. 1964324)
Batd Dawgs. Beri Batd.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Rumblehog 6/15/2025 6:38:34 AM (No. 1964462)
There'd be pictures of the perps had they been white male Republicans... count on it.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: billa57 6/15/2025 7:49:53 AM (No. 1964489)
rip out all the roots all the way up the top.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Strike3 6/15/2025 8:20:49 AM (No. 1964500)
The DOJ will have an easy job of finding all of those who have abused and stolen USAID, just focus on those who complain about it being canceled. It was probably the biggest taxpayer-funded piggy bank of all but unfortunately there are many others.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Strike3 6/15/2025 8:46:26 AM (No. 1964506)
Thank you, #7. That confirms our suspicions. The other three are also camera shy.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Zigrid 6/15/2025 10:02:40 AM (No. 1964532)
One step at a time...WE have plenty to do...and the shoe is dropping on Washington DC....it will take time...but...WE have plenty of time...so I would suggest to the swamp elites....either confess or face pam Bondi....she means business.....WE are back in control and the pay for play political games by the democrats is being uncovered....as a Christian woman I find it sometimes difficult to deal with my anger...but then...I turn it over to God.....
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Reply 15 - Posted by: danu 6/15/2025 2:28:18 PM (No. 1964636)
include a pic of elon, the dc dogers, and the doge dog. they exposed the baddies.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: 24tea@Mag 6/15/2025 3:03:16 PM (No. 1964647)
Another reason to dislike liberals. No wonder they leave government as millions.
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