Shaw Vindicated
The Los Angeles Times reported June 23 that John A. Shaw, the deputy
undersecretary of defense for international technology security, "is under
investigation by the FBI" for his role in an Iraq telecommunications
contract.
Not true, says a Justice Department spokesman. "Nobody here's heard of
the guy," said the spokesman who checked thoroughly with each division of
the department.
Is the FBI conducting its own investigation outside the Justice
Department? No, said an FBI spokesman. Any referral from the Pentagon
inspector general for a senior official would first have to be sent to
Justice.
A report by Mr. Shaw, who has served in the Commerce and State
departments, states that the now-disbanded Coalition Provisional Authority
failed to stop a financial associate of Saddam Hussein, Nadhmi Auchi, of
bribing Iraqi, U.S. and British officials in winning contracts for cellular
phones throughout Iraq.
The FBI is conducting a preliminary inquiry of that matter, U.S.
officials said.
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Posted July 4th 2004 |
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