The Pentagon has opened a criminal investigation of an Army aviation unit that awarded tens of millions of dollars worth of contracts to Russian and U.S. firms for maintenance and overhaul of Russian-made helicopters, according to people familiar with the matter. reut.rs/14GHdNJ The investigation, which has not been made public before, is led by the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. Investigators are examining potentially improper payments by the Army aviation office to contractors as well as possible personal connections between members of the Army unit and the contractors, said the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity. Photo: A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter (R) from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and an Iraqi air force MI-17 Hip helicopter (L) land to pick up U.S. and Iraqi soldiers at camp Taji in Baghdad October
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:45:02 +0000
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