[Calpernia]

A former Coalition Provisional Authority official and a contractor doing business in Iraq have been arrested on charges of conspiring to commit money laundering and wire fraud in connection with a bribery and fraud scheme, the Department of Justice announced today. Robert J. Stein, 50, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was arrested in Fayetteville on Nov. 14, 2005 and is currently in custody there. In 2003 and 2004, Stein was the Comptroller and Funding Officer for the Coalition Provisional Authority – South Central Region (CPA-SC) in Al- Hillah, Iraq. Philip Bloom, 65, a U.S. citizen living in Romania and Iraq, was the owner and operator of numerous construction and service companies doing business in Iraq. Bloom was arrested in Newark, New Jersey on Nov. 13, 2005, and was transferred to Washington, D.C. for an appearance before a magistrate judge yesterday.

[Alamo-Girl]

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[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[nw_arizona_granny]

LOL, even if they are not from New Jersey, they will go there to be arrested......