WASHINGTON: An Indian-American former chief government officer of an IT company on Thursday pleaded accountable for his function in orchestrating a scheme to bribe an professional from the city of Detroit, federal prosecutors mentioned.
Parimal Mehta, 54, a former CEO of FutureNet Group Inc, between 2009 and 2016 hand-delivered greater than $6,500 to Charles L Dodd, the previous Director of Detroit's Office of Departmental Technology Services, in step with a accountable plea.
This includes two money bribes paid within the restroom of a Detroit area eating place in 2016. Dodd prior to now pleaded accountable to bribery on September 27, 2016.
Mehta pleaded accountable to at least one count of federal programme bribery sooner than US District Judge Robert Cleland of the Eastern District of Michigan.
The sentencing within the case is scheduled for September 27.
According to the plea agreement, Mehta sought preferential remedy for information technology company FutureNet in trade for the bribes he paid to Dodd.
Among different issues, Mehta requested Dodd to cause FutureNet to be selected to fill open positions for contract team of workers and to enforce specific technological tasks in more than a few city departments.
Mehta also requested Dodd to offer him with confidential information relating to Detroit's interior operations, including information relating to Detroit's interior budgets for specific technology tasks and team of workers, which would receive advantages FutureNet in its dealings with Detroit.
Parimal Mehta, 54, a former CEO of FutureNet Group Inc, between 2009 and 2016 hand-delivered greater than $6,500 to Charles L Dodd, the previous Director of Detroit's Office of Departmental Technology Services, in step with a accountable plea.
This includes two money bribes paid within the restroom of a Detroit area eating place in 2016. Dodd prior to now pleaded accountable to bribery on September 27, 2016.
Mehta pleaded accountable to at least one count of federal programme bribery sooner than US District Judge Robert Cleland of the Eastern District of Michigan.
The sentencing within the case is scheduled for September 27.
According to the plea agreement, Mehta sought preferential remedy for information technology company FutureNet in trade for the bribes he paid to Dodd.
Among different issues, Mehta requested Dodd to cause FutureNet to be selected to fill open positions for contract team of workers and to enforce specific technological tasks in more than a few city departments.
Mehta also requested Dodd to offer him with confidential information relating to Detroit's interior operations, including information relating to Detroit's interior budgets for specific technology tasks and team of workers, which would receive advantages FutureNet in its dealings with Detroit.
Indian-American CEO of IT company pleads guilty to bribery
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