{"id":5118,"date":"2014-07-30T18:37:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T01:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=5118"},"modified":"2014-07-30T18:37:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T01:37:08","slug":"arizona-man-pleads-guilty-soliciting-60000-bribe-afghan-subcontractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=5118","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Soliciting a $60,000 Bribe from Afghan Subcontractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/philadelphia-woman-convicted-firebombing-killed-people\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1073\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1073\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"criminal_justice_jurisprudence (2)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>ARIZONA<\/strong> &#8211; An Arizona man who was a former project manager of a U.S. construction company plead guilty to soliciting a $60,000 kickback from an Afghan subcontractor, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert L. Bertolini,<\/strong> 67, of Arivaca, Arizona, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and receive an illegal kickback.<\/p>\n<p>He is scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Tucson on Oct. 8.<\/p>\n<p>Bertolini was a former manager of a U.S. construction company working on U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, Bertolini worked for a construction company that received a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract to build a forward operating base for the Afghan National Army in Kabul Province, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The company for which Bertolini worked entered into a subcontract with an Afghan construction company. Shortly after the subcontract was awarded in the spring of 2011, Bertolini solicited personal financial benefits from the subcontractor, including a $60,000 kickback and employment for his son.<\/p>\n<p>On May 11, 2011, the subcontractor\u2019s vice president wired approximately $59,975 from Afghanistan to Bertolini\u2019s son\u2019s bank account in Ohio. In return, Bertolini approved two modifications on the subcontract \u2013 for which Bertolini did not have actual approval from his company \u2013 that were worth $980,000 and $680,000 respectively, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARIZONA &#8211; An Arizona man who was a former project manager of a U.S. construction company plead guilty to soliciting a $60,000 kickback from an Afghan subcontractor, officials said. Robert L. 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