Apr 27, 2010
A Couple of Pleas, If You Please
Two pieces of courtroom action to keep track of from today. The first is former Jim Graham chief-of-staff Ted Loza, who appeared in a brief hearing today to enter a plea of not guilty, as expected. D.C. Wire has the report. Loza stands accused of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and making false statements. His trial is not expected to start until October. Second is a guilty plea in the nearly forgotten OCTO case. Sushil Bansal,…
Aug 10, 2009
Fourth Person Charged in OCTO Case
Hey wow, we had almost managed to forget about the ongoing investigation into a bribery and shady contracting ring operating out of the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer. The Post is reporting that a fourth person has been charged in the case. Sarosh Mir, 44, of Herndon was charged last week with conspiring to commit wire fraud. Mir worked for Sushil Bansal, the outside contractor who has been charged with conspiring with OCTO…