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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Court Martial of a Civilian Contractor
In May 2008, the U.S. military ordered a court-martial for Alaa “Alex” Mohammad Ali, a civilian contractor employed as a translator for the Army by L-3 Communications Titan Group, on charges of aggravated assault. Ali was accused of stabbing another contractor during a fight on a base near Baghdad in February 2008. In June 2008, Ali pleaded guilty to wrongfully taking a knife owned by a U.S. soldier, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators (the assault charge was dropped in exchange for his plea), and a military court sentenced him to five months in jail. This is the first time a civilian has been tried by court-martial under a 2006 amendment to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which states that civilian contractors working for the U.S. government can be punished for violations of the UCMJ.
- Misconduct Type
- Other
- Enforcement Agency
- Defense – Army
- Contracting Party
- Defense - Army
- Court Type
- Criminal
- Disposition
- Pleaded Guilty
- Date of Court Martial
- 6/22/2008