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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on charges against a man in an alleged bribery scheme (all times local):
5 p.m.
The attorney for a Pennsylvania man charged in a bribery scheme involving construction projects at military bases says the man will plead not guilty.
The U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey alleges Kevin Leondi, of Stroudsburg, received $125,000 in bribes in the form of cash, the sale of unneeded equipment and work performed at his personal property.
Leondi is charged with conspiracy to accept bribes and defraud the United States. The charge carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.
Attorney Ernie Preate says that there is another side to the story and they have been providing volumes of documents to federal prosecutors for a couple of years. He says prosecutors interpreted things their way and they interpret things another way.
He declined to go into specifics.
Leondi was released on $250,000 unsecured bail.
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12:30 p.m.
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested in an alleged bribery scheme involving construction projects at New Jersey's Picatinny Arsenal and Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst.
The U.S. attorney's office in New Jersey alleges Kevin Leondi, of Stroudsburg, received $125,000 in bribes in the form of cash, the sale of unneeded equipment and work performed at his personal property.
Leondi is charged with conspiracy to accept bribes and defraud the United States. The charge carries a maximum five-year prison sentence.
The criminal complaint alleges Leondi used his job as a liaison between the Army and various contractors to operate the bribery scheme. The 56-year-old Leondi is due to make an initial court appearance Wednesday in Newark.
A message left with Leondi's attorney wasn't immediately returned Wednesday.
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