Kevin Jones, of Laurel, Md., accepted cash, sports tickets and meals in exchange for information.
By Dana Hedgpeth Dana Hedgpeth Reporter covering local breaking news Email Bio Follow March 15 at 11:46 AM A former contract specialist for the U.S. Housing and Urban Development agency has pleaded guilty in a federal bribery scheme that involved giving private information on contracts to a Maryland business in exchange for more than $38,000 in money, travel and hotels and tickets to Washington Redskins and Washington Wizards games.
He along with another former HUD employee and a former employee for a D.C. educational agency were involved in the scheme with the same Maryland company, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu of the District.He made his plea Thursday before a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
In exchange, Thomas gave Jones tickets to sporting events, travel and cash. The scheme went on for eight years, according to authorities with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Jones received gifts from Thomas and his company that included $13,000 in cash and checks, meals, a camera, a pair of basketball shoes, $6,800 in hotels and travel expenses, plus $17,000 worth of tickets to Washington Redskins games and three Super Bowls and another $1,700 worth of Washington Wizards tickets.
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