Former Army Official Sentenced For Stealing Iraq-Reconstruction Funds

Jessica Pupovac - AHN
Former Army Lieutenant Colonel Bruce D. Hopfengardner was sentenced to nearly two years in prison yesterday for helping steer millions of dollars in Iraq-reconstruction funds to a fraudulent contractor in exchange for jewelry, computers, cigars, sexual favors and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Lt. Col. Bruce D. Hopfengardner, 46, of Fredericksburg, Va., pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit money laundering and wire fraud. He served as a special adviser to the U.S.-led occupation forces, a job that involved making recommendations on Coalition Provisional Authority projects worth millions of dollars...
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