However as is usually the case with most criminals, they got a little too greedy after stumbling upon this huge computer glitch or loophole they took advantage of to the hilt and were then eventually thankfully caught by someone finally doing their job.
They subsequently have been prosecuted for their brazen ripoff of the government exploiting priority shipping charges into war zones for measly little nickel and dime products. Sadly much of this money will be un-recoverable I'm betting. Nothing like taking advantage of a country at war for 20 some million dollars.
There should be a provision for extra sentencing for any company gouging the pentagon during wartime if you ask me like this, life in prison perhaps would keep this from happening again. they are facing pretty stiff sentencing at 20 years per count but still will likely be let off someway or another.
Pentagon Paid $998,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers (Update3)
Bloomberg.com: Politics: "Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- A small South Carolina parts supplier collected about $20.5 million over six years from the Pentagon for fraudulent shipping costs, including $998,798 for sending two 19-cent washers to an Army base in Texas, U.S. officials said."The company also billed and was paid $455,009 to ship three machine screws costing $1.31 each to Marines in Habbaniyah, Iraq, and $293,451 to ship an 89-cent split washer to Patrick Air Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Pentagon records show.
The owners of C&D Distributors in Lexington, South Carolina -- twin sisters -- exploited a flaw in an automated Defense Department purchasing system: bills for shipping to combat areas or U.S. bases that were labeled ``priority'' were usually paid automatically, said Cynthia Stroot, a Pentagon investigator. continued
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