跟进：前陆军文职官员Carlos Duque认罪：夏威夷防务合同贿赂安排涉约125万美元、实际收受约5.5万美元
美国司法部10月28日宣布，前美国陆军文职官员 Carlos Duque 已在夏威夷州 Honolulu 的联邦法院认罪，承认参与一桩腐蚀陆军太平洋技术创新实验室合同竞争程序的贿赂与重大欺诈安排。GSM 10月23日曾报道 Duque 涉逾百万美元贿赂案、定于10月28日出庭；本次认罪是该案的最新进展。
据在 Honolulu 美国联邦地区法院提交的认罪协议与起诉书，2021年1月至2022年10月，Duque 与两名防务承包商 Brian Kent、Leonard Pick 共谋，接受一项为期五年、总额约125万美元的贿赂安排。作为回报，Duque 要求总承包商把分包合同交给 Kent 与 Pick 的公司，并协助二人虚增政府合同成本、把付给他的贿款摊入其中。Duque 最终实际收受约5.5万美元贿款，美国陆军则向 Kent 与 Pick 的公司支付了逾300万美元。
Duque 就共谋、贿赂与重大欺诈三项罪名认罪：共谋罪最高可判5年监禁及最高25万美元罚款；贿赂罪最高可判15年监禁，并处最高25万美元或贿款三倍金额（取较高者）的罚款，且不得再担任任何联邦公职；重大欺诈罪最高可判10年监禁及最高500万美元罚款。他另同意按认罪协议没收 55,166.70 美元。量刑将由联邦地区法院法官参照《美国量刑指南》与法定因素决定，并可能判令其向战争部支付赔偿。
司法部协理检察长 Stanley E. Woodward Jr. 表示，欺诈剥夺了美军合同的自由公平竞争、损害所有人；反垄断司代理副助理检察长 Daniel W. Glad 称，采购串通打击力量将查处此类行为；夏威夷区联邦检察官 Ken Sorenson 表示，以欺诈取得军方合同者将被追责。
Kent 与 Pick 已于2026年5月被联邦大陪审团起诉（案号 26-CR-00047-DKW），定于2027年5月17日在首席联邦地区法官 Derrick K. Watson 面前开审；起诉书仅为指控，二人在被法庭定罪前推定无罪。本案由司法部反垄断司 San Francisco 办公室与夏威夷区联邦检察官办公室起诉，战争部监察长办公室国防刑事调查局（DCIS）、陆军刑事调查处与总务管理局监察长办公室协助调查。
Follow-Up: Former Army Official Carlos Duque Pleads Guilty in Hawaii Defense Contract Bribery Scheme Involving About $1.25 Million in Promised Bribes
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 28 that Carlos Duque, a former civilian U.S. Army official, pleaded guilty in federal court in Honolulu, Hawaii, to participating in a bribery and major fraud scheme that corrupted the competitive process for a U.S. Army technology innovation lab in the Pacific. GSM reported on October 23 that Duque faced a bribery case involving more than $1 million and was due in court on October 28; the guilty plea is the latest development in the case.
According to a plea agreement and information filed in the U.S. District Court in Honolulu, from January 2021 to October 2022, Duque conspired with two defense contractors, Brian Kent and Leonard Pick, to accept a bribe of approximately $1.25 million over five years. In return, Duque told prime contractors to award subcontracts to Kent and Pick's company and facilitated their fraudulent inflation of government contracting costs to include Duque's bribe payments. Duque ultimately received approximately $55,000 in bribes, and the U.S. Army paid over $3 million to Kent and Pick's company.
Duque pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bribery, and major fraud. The conspiracy charge carries a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000; the bribery charge carries up to 15 years, a fine of up to $250,000 or three times the monetary equivalent of the bribe, whichever is greater, plus disqualification from holding federal office; and the major fraud charge carries up to 10 years and a fine of up to $5 million. He also agreed to forfeit $55,166.70 under the plea agreement. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors, as well as any restitution to be paid to the Department of War.
Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr. said fraud that deprives the U.S. military of free and fair competition for government contracts harms everyone. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Daniel W. Glad of the Antitrust Division said the Procurement Collusion Strike Force will detect and prosecute such conduct, and U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson for the District of Hawaii said those who obtain military contracts through fraud will be held accountable.
A federal grand jury indicted Kent and Pick in May 2026 (United States v. Brian Kent, et al., No. 26-CR-00047-DKW); their trial is scheduled for May 17, 2027, before Chief U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson. An indictment is only an allegation, and both men are presumed innocent unless and until found guilty in court. The Antitrust Division's San Francisco Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Hawaii are prosecuting the case, investigated with the assistance of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Army Criminal Investigation Division, and the GSA Office of Inspector General.
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图片来源：图：位于夏威夷州 Honolulu 的 Prince Kuhio 联邦大楼与美国法院（夏威夷区联邦地区法院驻地，本案认罪法庭所在地）。照片：Tony Webster 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Prince Kuhio Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Honolulu, Hawaii, home of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, where the guilty plea was entered. Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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