Local contractors implicated in Iraq kickbacks

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Distributor: KOB Albuquerque
Found: Mar 7, 2009
THE TWO TOP EXECUTIVES AT A LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ARE THE TARGETS OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION. THEY WORK FOR A COMPANY THAT’S HELPING TO REBUILD IRAQ, BUT TONIGHT THEY'RE ACCUSED OF GETTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN KICKBACKS. ERIC KAHNERT BROKE THE STORY ABOUT THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION — AND TODAY CONFRONTED ONE OF THE MEN IN ALBUQUERQUE. ACCORDING TO THIS FEDERAL SEARCH WARRANT, THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF LAGUNA CONSTRUCTION HERE -- ARE ACCUSED OF HIRING SUB-CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ IN EXCHANGE FOR HUGE KICKBACKS. THE COMPANY AND PUEBLO ARE NOT IN ANY TROUBLE -- BUT THE TWO ALBUQUERQUE AREA MEN COULD FACE SEVERAL FEDERAL CHARGES. WHEN THE U-S GOVERNMENT NEEDED SOMEONE TO RE-BUILD THE IRAQ MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AFTER IT WAS DEMOLISHED ... THEY HIRED LAGUNA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. OWNED BY THE PUEBLO, THE COMPANY HAS OFFICES IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE COMPANY FIXED UP THE IRAQ MINISTRY DEFENSE BUILDING ... BUT HOW THEY DID IT IS THE FOCUS OF A FEDERAL SEARCH WARRANT. L-C-C IS ONE OF THE LARGEST U-S CONTRACTORS IN IRAQ -- WITH RECONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS WORTH MORE THAN 300 MILLION DOLLARS SINCE 2004. THE PRESIDENT, NEAL KASPER, AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT, BRADLEY CHRISTIANSEN ARE ACCUSED OF RUNNING AN ELABORATE KICKBACK SCHEME. THE SEARCH WARRANT SAYS '...Christiansen and Kasper, were falsifying and changing bids in order to control the award of subcontracts.'FORMER EMPLOYEES TELL INVESTIGATORS THOSE SUBCONTRACTORS DEPOSITED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO CHRISTIANSEN'S BANK ACCOUNT IN AMMAN, JORDAN. ATTORNEY JOE DIAZ REPRESENTS LAGUNA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. 24:41 'what they did they they did to benefit personally themselves, the company did not gain by their actions the company did not authorize their actions.- 7'AFTER THE ALLEGATIONS SURFACED, LAGUNA CONSTRUCTION'S BOARD MEMBERS PUT KASPER AND CHRISTIANSEN ON LEAVE. 29:21 'the reaction of the board was really shock and betrayal.-3' FORMER EMPLOYEES TEL...
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