Debra Harrison
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United States Army Reserve Lt. Col. Debra Harrison (b. 1958) who served in the Coalition Provisional Authority from 2003 to 2004, was arrested on December 15, 2005 on charges involving bribery, money laundering and fraud.
Ms. Harrison allegedly stole between $80,000 and $100,000 in funds from the U.S. governing administration in Iraq, using the money to install a deck and hot tub in her New Jersey home. She was the second United States Army officer and the fourth person charged in December 2005 for their involvement in fraudulent activities.
Ms. Harrison's responsibilities as an active duty officer were to develop contract solicitations and order contracts for the CPA's reconstruction efforts in the south central region of Iraq.
If convicted, she could be sentenced to prison for up to 30 years.
Philip Bloom, an American businessman pled guilty on April 18, 2006 to conspiracy, bribery and money laundering in connection with the scheme to defraud the Coalition Provisional Authority - South Central Region (CPA-SC) during the occupation of Iraq.
The charges related to allegations he bribed Harrison, Lieutenant Colonel Bruce D. Hopfengardner, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Wheeler and a CPA Comptroller and convicted felon named Robert Stein Jr.. Bloom admitted paying Stein and the others more than $2 million in money and gifts in return for them using their official positions to award contracts to Bloom and his companies.
On August 25, 2006 Lieutenant Colonel Bruce D. Hopfengardner, one of Harrison's alleged co-conspirators, also pled guilty to charges relating to this conspiracy.
Harrison remains free after posting a bail bond.
A summary of the Bloom/ Stein conspiracy was published by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction as an appendix to is October 30, 2006 Quarterly Report to Congress. The conspiracy is estimated to have defrauded the Coalition Provisional Authority of more than $8.6 million.
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- ^ SECOND U.S. ARMY OFFICER ARRESTED IN CASE INVOLVING BRIBERY,FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME IN AL-HILLAH, IRAQ, United States Department of Justice, December 15, 2005
- ^ Contractor Pleads Guilty In Case Involving Bribery, Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme In Al-Hillah, Iraq, United States Department of Justice, April 18, 2006
- ^ Army Reserve Officer Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Stolen Currency and Fraud in Iraq, US Newswire, August 25, 2006
- ^ A Summary of the Bloom/ Stein Conspiracy, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, October 30, 2006
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