[Texas Fossil]

Money laundering? Is an unstated charge in the Fox News article. but it is a charge in the DOJ report. I suspect they were operating a scam to launder money for the Iranians.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-senior-executives-defense-contracting-firms-charged-scheme-defraud-us-military

Abul Huda Farouki, 75, of McLean, Virginia; his brother Mazen Farouki, 73, of Boyce, Virginia; and Salah Maarouf, 71, of Fairfax, Virginia, were each charged in an indictment filed in the District of Columbia with two counts of major fraud, one count of conspiracy to violate the restrictions on doing business with Iran, four counts of substantive violations of those restrictions, and one count of conspiracy to commit international money laundering.

[Oldexpat]

Billions at stake and the govt didn’t send their own inspectors to measure progress? Incompetent or corrupt? Both of you ask me.

[Liz]

(hat tip Texas Fossil)
Excellent point.

I suspect they were operating a scam to launder money for the Iranians.
Abul Huda Farouki, 75, of McLean, Virginia; his brother Mazen Farouki, 73, of Boyce, Virginia;
and Salah Maarouf, 71, of Fairfax, Virginia, were each charged with:

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<><>one count of conspiracy to violate the restrictions on doing business with Iran,

<><>four counts of substantive violations of those restrictions, and,

<><> one count of conspiracy to commit international money laundering.