South Korean subcontractors indicted for bid rigging on US military projects
By Wooyoung Lee ( May 9, 2025, 07:49 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean subcontractors have been indicted without detention by the country’s prosecutors for rigging bids on subcontract work at US military bases across the country for more than four years. The Korea Prosecution Service filed an indictment against 12 individuals and two companies for conspiring to rig bids on subcontract work worth 25.5 billion won ($18 million) at the military facilities between 2019 and 2023. The subcontractors colluded for operation and maintenance contracts including those at US military hospitals and goods supply contracts for US Forces Korea.South Korean subcontractors have been indicted without detention by the country’s prosecutors for rigging bids on subcontract work at US military bases across the country for four years....
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