A brazen scheme to bribe U.S. Army contracting officials has landed a former government contractor from Rhode Island behind bars for 70 months.
John Winslett, 66, of Bristol, Rhode Island, was sentenced to 70 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release before Chief Judge J. Michael Seabright in the District of Hawaii on Monday, April 29, 2024.
According to court documents, Winslett admitted to paying over $100,000 worth of bribes to two U.S. Army contracting officials who worked at the Range at Schofield Barracks from 2011 to 2018 in order to steer federal contracts worth at least $19 million to his employer, a government contractor.
The bribes included cash, automobiles, and firearms, which were used to secure U.S. Army contracts. In return, the contracting officials used their positions to benefit Winslett’s employer.
Winslett further admitted that he accepted $723,333.33 in kickbacks from a local subcontractor in exchange for Winslett assigning those contracts to that local subcontractor.
Army-CID, DCIS and the FBI investigated this case, which highlights the pervasive problem of corruption in the military contracting industry.
The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Laura Connelly and Principal Assistant Chief Justin Weitz of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Wallenstein of the District of Hawaii.
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Key Facts
- State: Hawaii
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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