The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta announced on Monday that Agility has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges of conspiracy to cheat the Defense Department on $8.5 billion in contracts to feed American soldiers in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan. Company officials are accused of grossly overcharging the government, intentionally failing to purchase less expensive food items, knowingly manipulating and inflating prices, and receiving product rebates and discounts that it did not pass on to Washington as required.

 

The Justice Department also announced it is joining a lawsuit already underway against Agility for many of the same allegations.

 

Agility has taken billions of dollars from the U.S. government during the Iraq war through logistics contracts, some of which were awarded after investigations were launched into the company’s business dealings.

-Noel Brinkerhoff

 

Kuwaiti Company Accused of Playing With Uncle Sam's Food (Project on Government Oversight)

Kuwaiti Company “PWC” Indicted for Massive Overcharging of U.S. for Soldiers’ Food (U.S. Department of Justice)

War is Wonderful…If You’re a Kuwaiti Contractor (by David Wallechinsky, AllGov)