{"id":22647,"date":"2021-07-09T14:01:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T14:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/09\/september-sentencing-in-military-transportation-bribery-case\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:35:03","slug":"september-sentencing-in-military-transportation-bribery-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/07\/09\/september-sentencing-in-military-transportation-bribery-case\/","title":{"rendered":"September sentencing in military transportation bribery case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A September <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/12\/03\/prosecutor-seeking-1-year-in-prison-for-rep-duncan-hunter-a-marine-vet-in-corruption-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">sentencing date<\/a> has been set in New Orleans for a Georgia businessman in connection with a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/02\/27\/former-va-official-sentenced-for-federal-contract-bribery-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\"> bribery case<\/a> involving military transportation contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Darrel Fitzpatrick<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/06\/14\/rep-duncan-hunters-legal-fight-tougher-as-wife-pleads-guilty-in-corruption-case\/\" target=\"_blank\"> pleaded guilty <\/a>in January. Prosecutors said that in 2019 he agreed to pay kickbacks totaling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/01\/08\/civilian-marforres-employee-pleads-guilty-in-military-transportation-bribery-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">$250,000 to a civilian employee<\/a> of the United States Marines Corps Marine Forces Reserves distribution management office in New Orleans.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/01\/08\/civilian-marforres-employee-pleads-guilty-in-military-transportation-bribery-case\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GWMV5BMFUREMJJ5HDWXMVKB7CM.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Civilian MARFORRES employee pleads guilty in military transportation bribery case<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Prosecutors say the bribery scheme resulted in nearly $2 million in contracts being corruptly awarded.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors said the bribery scheme resulted in nearly $2 million in contracts being corruptly awarded to businesses associated with Fitzpatrick. 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