[Ex-Air Force purchasing agent Darlene] Druyun, 56, is at the center of the biggest weapons procurement scandal in terms of dollar value to ever hit the Pentagon. She has been sentenced to federal prison for nine months for conspiracy to violate conflict of interest laws.
In a U.S. district courthouse, Druyun earlier this month admitted she had steered huge contracts to the Boeing Co. in return for employment for herself, her daughter and a son-in-law.
When she left the Air Force in late 2002, Boeing hired her as a $250,000-a-year vice president. The company later fired her after disclosing that she had improperly negotiated her position while at the same time she was sitting in judgment over a $20 billion Air Force program to lease 100 tanker jets from the Chicago-based company.
The company also fired Michael Sears, Boeing's chief financial officer, who had hired Druyun.
...Based on Druyun's admission and newfound cooperation, federal investigators are expanding their probe into her relationship with Boeing.
Boeing, in a statement, said Druyun's admissions came as "a total surprise" and pledged continued cooperation with government investigators.
Houston Chronicle articleIn a U.S. district courthouse, Druyun earlier this month admitted she had steered huge contracts to the Boeing Co. in return for employment for herself, her daughter and a son-in-law.
When she left the Air Force in late 2002, Boeing hired her as a $250,000-a-year vice president. The company later fired her after disclosing that she had improperly negotiated her position while at the same time she was sitting in judgment over a $20 billion Air Force program to lease 100 tanker jets from the Chicago-based company.
The company also fired Michael Sears, Boeing's chief financial officer, who had hired Druyun.
...Based on Druyun's admission and newfound cooperation, federal investigators are expanding their probe into her relationship with Boeing.
Boeing, in a statement, said Druyun's admissions came as "a total surprise" and pledged continued cooperation with government investigators.
Shocked, they were. No idea.
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