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Middleman in $18m Navy scheme sentenced to 3 years

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A former Navy subcontractor who was a middleman in a kickback scheme that cost the U.S. Navy $18 million has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Russell Spencer was also ordered to pay $18 million in restitution during sentencing Thursday in U.S. District Court in Providence.

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