Routine Corruption Case in D.C. Gets Attention Due to Connection with Obama

Yesterday the FBI raided the offices of the District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OTEC). The acting chief security officer has been accused of conspiring with a contractor to defraud the city. The reason this case is getting so much publicity as the AP reports is that the gentleman, Yusuf Acar, arrested used to work for President Obama's choice for Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO). Vivek Kundra is now on leave as the case is worked out. Acar is accused of falsifying various documents related to contract work done by Advanced Integrated Technologies Corp owned by Sushil Bansal. Bansil is a former employee of the city. WTOP reports that the two men worked a variety of schemes that are not uncommon to this type of fraud. They would over bill the city for equipment purchases or use ghost employees to falsely charge labor. There are reportedly other contractors involved but they haven't been identified yet. Kundra has not been charged with anything but he does have links to Bansal. Another issue for an Obama appointee after a string of other embarrassing ones since the election.