One of four men charged in what federal prosecutors call one of the largest government contracting frauds in the country’s history will remain behind bars, a judge ruled Tuesday, after prosecutors said they had overwhelming evidence of him participating in a kickback scheme.
Harold F. Babb, the former director of contracts for Eyak Technology LLC, and three other men, including two employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, were arrested this month and accused in a $20 million bribery and money-laundering scheme. The three other men have already been ordered held. They are Kerry F. Khan and Michael A. Alexander, both Army Corps employees, and Lee A. Khan, Kerry’s son.
Eyak Technology is a subsidiary of an Alaska Native Corporation with Virginia operations. It was the prime contractor for a five-year, $1 billion contract administered by the Army Corps of Engineers.The Eyak Corporation has denied any wrongdoing, and its chief executive officer, Rod Worl, has said Babb’s alleged actions “constitute a reprehensible breach of trust.”
Several members of Congress have called for either investigations or hearings into the allegations .
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4th man in Army Corps, Eyak Tech bribe case to remain in jail
