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Nov 06, 2009

Another Guilty Plea in OCTO Case

Yusuf Acar Yusuf Acar, the former D.C. computer security official who was arrested and charged in March for his part in a bribery scheme that allegedly funneled phony contracts and pay checks through the District’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer, is expected to plead guilty, the Examiner reports. The full terms of the plea agreement are not yet known, but “Acar would pay back more than $200,000 in stolen money, including $69,000 in…

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…

Jun 26, 2009

Accused OCTO Employee in Plea Talks

D.C. Wire is reporting that Yusuf Acar, the Office of the Chief Technology Officer employee who was arrested by the FBI in March for allegedly running an elaborate kickback and bribery scheme, is in talks with prosecutors about a potential plea deal. An Aug. 3 hearing is now set on the progress of the plea agreement for Acar. Another city employee, Farruk Awan, was also arrested in the case, along with businessman Sushil Bansal….

Mar 17, 2009

OCTO Suspect Held Without Bail

Looks like the cash in the pajamas strategy paid off for federal prosecutors today, although it turns out the money was actually found in some pants, which makes the whole thing slightly less funny. Accused D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer embezzlement scheme mastermind Yusuf Acar has been ordered held without bail by a U.S. District Court judge, the Post reports. Reporter Del Quentin Wilber says that at today’s hearing, U.S. Magistrate Judge…

Mar 12, 2009

Federal Probe Nets Two Arrests Connected to OCTO

With a tip of the hat to D.C. Wire, here’s a YouTube video featuring D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer employee Yusuf Acar, who was arrested this morning by federal agents, from a Citywide Job Fair last fall: There’s also been a second arrest reported in this case, which has been described as a federal bribery probe, though no exact charges are yet known. Also arrested this morning was Sushil Bansal, 41, of Fairfax…

 
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