George E. Green was arrested subsequent to a five count federal indictment for violations of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and structuring financial transactions…
On December 16, 2014, in the Eastern District of Texas, George E. Green was arrested subsequent to a five count federal indictment for violations of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and structuring financial transactions.
The investigation was initiated after USAID received allegations that Green, an employee of International Relief Development (IRD), had solicited and received kickbacks in exchange for contract awards for the USAID
Southern Regional Agriculture Development (SRAD) program, with a contract value of $65 million. An Afghan employee of IRD wired $20,000 to Green’s U.S. bank account and several Afghan contractors wired $25,000 to Green’s bank account and to an antique-auto dealer in Italy.
Green bought $16,000 in jewelry in Dubai as a means to launder money and he arranged for his wife to transport over $30,000 to the United States from Italy upon her return from their vacation together.
Source: Eastern District of Texas