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USAID Officials Plead 'Guilty' to $550 Million Corruption Scheme

USAID Officials Plead 'Guilty' to $550 Million Corruption Scheme

“The defendants sought to enrich themselves at the expense of American taxpayers through bribery and fraud..."

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While the Democratic Party continues to push USAID as if “people will die” if they don’t get exposed to government-funded propaganda, there is actually a major corruption case involving the agency that is a prime example of why it must go.

Roderick Watson, a former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) official under the Biden administration, and three businessmen have pleaded guilty to a $550 million bribery scheme involving the embattled agency.

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