Navy defense contractor Frank Rafaraci is accused scamming the branch out of $50million. Among the schemes involved one in which he charged $231,000 for or 'port authority fees' to allow the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (pictured) to dock at Manama, the capital of Bahrain, in 2015
* US officials are trying to extradite Frank Rafaraci, CEO of Multinational Logistics Services from Malta on bribery and corruption charges
* As chief executive of MLS, Navy's largest foreign port contractor, he is accused of scamming the Navy out of $50million by overcharging for services
* He is also accused of money laundering and bribing Navy officials for insider information on upcoming Naval contracts
* Among the accusations was that he charged the Navy $231,000 for 'port authority' fees to allow the USS Carl Vinson to dock at Manama
* Manama's port charged only $12,686 for the vessel to allow the vessel to dock
* Rafaraci, a dual Italian-American citizen, is currently in Malta, where authorities have been struggling to extradite him
The federal government is seeking to extradite a defense contractor to the US over allegations that he scammed the Navy out of roughly $50million by overcharging port fees.
US authorities are seeking to have Frank Rafaraci, 68, chief executive of Multinational Logistics Services, or MLS, brought to the US from Malta, where he was arrested last week, and charged with overcharging for various services and bribing Navy officials for insider information, according to an arrest warrant viewed by the Washington Post.
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Update: U.S. Navy hit by another international bribery scandal (Washington Post)
WNU Editor: Good luck on trying to get this suspect .... Alleged $50 million US fraudster will not be rearrested, Malta judge decrees (Times of Malta).
3 comments:
Just what we need.
$231,000 versus $12,686
No one checked up on this guy. There is a lack of database or queries or something. Maybe is is not the only crook in this particular scheme wearing an uniform?
Maltese Mafia government....the scammer is amongst friends.
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