Retired Army Officer Sentenced for Contract Scam
A retired U.S. Army major must serve 57 months in prison for accepting $245,000 in bribes from companies in exchange for awarding military supply contracts in Kuwait. Judge Clay D. Land of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia also ordered Christopher H. Murray, 42, to pay $245,000 in restitution to the federal government. Murray also will serve three years of supervised release upon completion of the prison sentence.
Prosecutors charged Murray Jan. 8 with soliciting and accepting bribes while serving as an Army contracting official at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Murray pleaded guilty that day and admitted he awarded contracts to supply a variety of goods and services to companies in exchange for bribes. Court documents do not identify the companies. Prosecutors said Murray handled contract awards at Camp Arifjan between September 2005 and November 2006.
In this capacity he solicited bids for the Defense Department and awarded contracts after reviewing offers from interested firms. The contracts involved the supply of furniture and various other items for military facilities and fence installation at Kuwaiti and U.S. bases, the charges said.
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