A federal government contractor pleaded guilty to providing false information in an investigation that led investigators to the possibly the largest kickback and bribery scheme in U.S. contracting history.
Ted N. Hallas, 39, vice president of Nova Datacom in Chantilly, pleaded guilty to wire fraud Thursday. In a related case, Roger Malik, 44, of MED Trends, in Rockville, has been indicted on seperate counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud and false statement in connection with submitting false documents to federal agencies to win at least $20 million government contracts.
Hallas, of Potomac, and Malik, of Columbia, are former colleagues. Hallas admitted that he assisted MED Trends in competing for a contract with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The investigations of Malik and Hallas led investigators to the alleged bribery, kickback and money laundering scheme that resulted in the arrests on Oct. 4 of two employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Michael A. Alexander and Kerry F. Khan.
