Ranga_The_Donga Posted February 10, 2011 Report Posted February 10, 2011 WASHINGTON: Anjan Dutta-Gupta, Indian-American founder and president of a technology services firm, and Ralph Mariano, a civilian employee of the US Navy, have been charged in a $10 million kickback and bribery scam. They were charged in Rhode Island on Tuesday. If convicted, Dutta-Gupta, 58, and Mariano, 52, both face up to 15 years in prison and fines of $250,000. Dutta-Gupta was arrested on Sunday at the Atlanta airport as he returned from a trip to Chile, according to Providence Journal. He was formally charged in a US District Court in Atlanta and released on $25,000 unsecured bond. He is scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge next Tuesday. Dutta-Gupta is accused of funnelling about $10 million to Mariano, his relatives and friends in return for his role in securing millions of dollars in Navy contracts for Dutta-Gupta's technology firm. Peter Neronha, the US Attorney for Rhode Island, said that Gupta's firm has 10 "open contracts" with the Navy valued at about $128 million.
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