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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: tejek who wrote (372519)3/1/2008 10:03:11 PM
From: steve harris  Read Replies (1) of 1577341
 
Yes, I guess my GOP cronies put two Boeing suits in jail.

weeklystandard.com

The Air Force's tanker acquisition program first received national attention in 2001, when Senator John McCain called into question a no-bid contract that would have seen the service lease, rather than buy, 100 tankers from Boeing. Upon further investigation, it became clear that Boeing had offered illegal inducements to Air Force officials in exchange for the contract. The ensuing scandal led to jail sentences for two Boeing officials, including the firm's CFO.
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