Justin W. Lee, Bribery, Pennsylvania 2011
A former military contractor was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for paying over $1.2 million in bribes to U.S. Army contracting personnel in exchange for lucrative defense contracts in Iraq.
Justin W. Lee, 37, of Philadelphia, was the former president of Lee Dynamics International (LDI) and previously worked as an officer of American Logistics Services (ALS), a Kuwaiti company
providing supplies to the U.S. military in Iraq. Lee pleaded guilty in July 2011 to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and four substantive counts of bribery.
In connection with his guilty plea, Lee admitted to paying multiple bribes in the form of cash, airline tickets, trips, and hotel stays to military contracting personnel in exchange for their agreement to take official action to award lucrative contracts to both LDI and ALS.
Lee's father and co-defendant, George Lee, who was the CEO of both companies, was sentenced to 54 months in prison in July 2015 for one count of bribery.
This marks the end of a long-running investigation, which began in 2006, that led to the conviction of seven other defendants, including several high-ranking contracting officers.
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigated the case.
Trial Attorneys Richard B. Evans and John Keller of the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania prosecuted the case.
Mark W. Pletcher and Emily W. Allen of the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of California provided substantial assistance.
Lee was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joel H. Slomsky in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on [no specific date given].
The total amount of bribes paid by Lee was over $1.2 million.
Lee's crimes occurred in Iraq during the Iraq War.
Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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