Grimy Times has learned that a former government contractor has pleaded guilty to paying bribes to public officials in exchange for contract work. Moustafa Ahmed Ibrahim, 37, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, admitted to paying cash bribes totaling at least $15,000 to two GSA building managers in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
The bribes, which were paid between October 2007 and November 2009, were in exchange for the two managers awarding more than $200,000 in construction and maintenance work at the facilities they managed to Ibrahim’s general contracting company.
According to court documents, each job was for less than $3,000 and could be billed to a government credit card without an open bidding process. Ibrahim admitted that in exchange for the work, he would kick back approximately 10 percent of each job to the relevant GSA employee.
The case is being investigated by the GSA Office of Inspector General, and is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Richard B. Evans of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes of the District of Maryland.
Ibrahim’s guilty plea is a significant blow to the government contractor community, and serves as a reminder of the importance of accountability and transparency in government contracting.
The sentencing hearing for Ibrahim is scheduled for September 9, 2016, before U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III of the District of Maryland.
As part of his plea agreement, Ibrahim also agreed to forfeiture totaling $15,000.
The case against Ibrahim is just the latest in a series of high-profile bribery cases to rock the government contracting community in recent years.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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