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August 27th, 2008
Posted: 07:24 PM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Two U.S. troops and a group of contractors have been indicted on charges they were part of a bribery scheme involving the awarding of military contracts in Afghanistan, Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Maj. Christopher P. West, an Illinois National Guardsman and head of operations at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was arrested Monday on charges of bribery and conspiracy.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick W. Boyd, a resident of Rockledge, Florida, and a contracting officer at Bagram, was arrested Tuesday on the same charges.

Contractors Assad John Ramin, Tahir Ramin, Noor Alam and Abdul Qudoos Bahkshi are charged in the indictment.


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