Quote Originally Posted by Lemur
The Bush administration not only refused to prosecute the pair -- it actually tried to stop a lawsuit filed against the contractors by whistle-blowers hoping to recover the stolen money. The administration argued that Custer Battles could not be found guilty of defrauding the U.S. government because the CPA was not part of the U.S. government.
Nice piece of legal wrangling there. So who is it they've defrauded if US taxpayer money ended up in their pockets? Perhaps they should be prosecuted in Iraq instead?