Army Corps Probe Led U.S. to $1 Billion Contract Scheme
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The case of Kerry Khan, who was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison today, began with a probe of fake contractor references and ended in discovery of plans for a $1 billion contracting fraud.
Khan, 55, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington last year to masterminding a criminal enterprise that over four years stole more than $30 million from a no-bid contract he oversaw while working at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was also in the advanced stages of controlling a $1 billion contract under development at the time of his arrest in October 2011, prosecutors said.