EXCLUSIVE: Trump admin takes action after massive fraud uncovered at agency Dems tried to protect from DOGE (USAID)

Fox News ^ | 6/27/25 | Peter Pinedo, Andrew Mark Miller

[Libloather]

Following the uncovering of a massive bribery scandal at USAID, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is ordering a full audit of all government contracting officers who have exercised grant-awarding authority under the agency’s business development program over the last 15 years.

**SNIP**

Despite claims of how much good the agency was doing, it was recently discovered that an influential contracting officer at USAID named Roderick Watson was able to carry out a massive, long-term bribery scheme dating all the way back to 2013.

Watson, 57, pleaded guilty to "bribery of a public official," according to a DOJ press release.

According to the DOJ, Watson sold his influence starting in 2013, with contractors Walter Barnes, owner of Vistant, and Darryl Britt, owner of Apprio, funneling payoffs through subcontractor Paul Young to hide their tracks.

A DOJ press release said that Britt and Barnes "regularly funneled bribes to Watson, including cash, laptops, thousands of dollars in tickets to a suite at an NBA game, a country club wedding, downpayments on two residential mortgages, cellular phones, and jobs for relatives. The bribes were also often concealed through electronic bank transfers falsely listing Watson on payroll, incorporated shell companies, and false invoices."

The statement said that Watson is alleged to have received bribes "valued at more than approximately $1 million as part of the scheme."

Vistant was awarded in November 2023, as part of a joint venture, a contract worth up to $800 million with one of the focuses of that contract being to address "a variety of issues affecting the root causes of irregular migration from Central America to the United States," an issue that President Joe Biden tasked then-Vice President Kamala Harris with during his presidency.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; doge; fraud; freerepublicracists; frhatesblacks; frhypocrites; immigration; roderickwatson; southamerica; usaid; whiteshitdontstink

[Libloather]

Horizontal, the border czarina, said lack of 'climate adaptation and climate resilience' were part of the root causes for the migrant crisis. All inclusive in the big scam.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-climate-adaptation-resilience-root-causes-migrant-crisis

[UMCRevMom@aol.com]

EXCELLENT

THANK YOU. Appreciate your post

[RandallFlagg]

Prison for them all.

[Enterprise]

"Prison for them all."

You get a Rico
and you get a Rico
and you get a Rico!

[Enterprise]

Hopefully this will ensnare a bunch of Democrats.

[albie]

It’s a 3 fer today Yogi!!

[linMcHlp]

bttt

[Paladin2]

Is Booboo going to be surprised here?

[Ann Archy]

OMG!! The CRIMINALS ARE BLACK!!! I AM SHOCKED!

[Telepathic Intruder]

Democrat corruption is a redundancy.

[rodguy911]

This is likely the tip of the iceberg. Will anyone be surprised if millions even billions were siphoned of by dirty dems fleecing the govt. we paid for. The bigger question of course: is the reign of the commie dems now ending?

[Freee-dame]

Dems never seem to want to fix a problem. They prefer to study “ root causes”. Those studies cost the taxpayers millions and mostly accomplish nothing.

[VRW Conspirator]

COVFEFE, COVFAFO

[blitz128]

😂

[silverleaf]

Yogi?

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

VRW Conspirator:
"COVFEFE,
COVFAFO"
Good one !

[Psalm 73]

"It’s a 3 fer today Yogi!!"

Um, reparations?

/sarc

[piytar]

I’ve tried to get SBA help for some friends. Reality is if you are not “connected,” the SBA is useless.

[epluribus_2]

Can anyone explain why the Mayorkas abomination is not in shackles somewhere in prison? Is his name too sacred to report on?

[Jane Long]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Stealing that 😂