Air Force to Court-Martial 14 in Kickback Scandal
The Air Force said it will court-martial two officers and 12 noncommissioned officers over mishandling mess hall funds in Thailand as part of a wider Pentagon crackdown on kickbacks and bribes in overseas messes and service clubs. Trials begin April 15 at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Senator Gurney criticized reforms as superficial and urged stronger enforcement against vendors and corrupt practices abroad.
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Union Official and Associates Indicted in Kickback Scheme
A federal grand jury indicted Joseph De Paola, Thomas A. Shaketa Jr., Max Block Jr., and Columbia Financial Corp. on 36 counts for conspiring to obtain more than 300000 in kickbacks related to about 7.5 million in loans from the union pension fund over nearly five years. The case ties Winthrop Lawrence Corp. and Lamont Copeland to the scheme as co conspirators. Bond was set for the defendants. some await custody.
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New York
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San Diego Atty. Steward Denies Smear Campaign
U.S. Attorney Harry Steward says a vicious smear campaign targets him with false claims. He cites alleged favoritism toward John Alessio and blocking an IRS witness in the Cur ran bribery case as untrue. Alessio family trial for tax evasion set March 1, with a 31 count indictment seeking profits misreported for 1963–1966.
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John Alessio
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