{"id":51540,"date":"2024-07-01T15:51:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T15:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/07\/01\/army-research-biologist-admits-to-bribery-scheme-for-home-renovation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:27:44","slug":"army-research-biologist-admits-to-bribery-scheme-for-home-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/07\/01\/army-research-biologist-admits-to-bribery-scheme-for-home-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Army research biologist admits to bribery scheme for home renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Army research biologist in Maryland pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme to carry out favors on government contracts in exchange for money for home renovations, the Department of Justice announced June 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jason Edmonds, who worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground, admitted to accepting cash and other financial benefits totaling at least $95,000 in exchange for facilitating positive action on deals for the company EISCO, which received more than $1.8 million in contract awards, according to a plea agreement reviewed Monday by Military Times. The scheme began as early as 2012, court documents show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He faces a maximum of five years in federal prison for conspiring to commit bribery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-md\/pr\/us-army-research-biologist-pleads-guilty-engaging-bribery-scheme-0\" target=\"_blank\">according to<\/a> a Department of Justice release. An attorney for Edmonds declined to comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edmonds was an employee with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.devcom.army.mil\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chemical Biological Center<\/a>, the nation\u2019s primary research and development center for non-medical chemical and biological weapons defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, he used his position to garner financial favors, the plea agreement states, from repairs to his vehicle to the purchase and renovation of rental properties, making this another example of a military employee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/05\/31\/picatinny-arsenal-civilian-employee-admits-role-in-bribery-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\">admitting to trading bribes<\/a> for advantageous government contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/05\/31\/picatinny-arsenal-civilian-employee-admits-role-in-bribery-scheme\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gavel.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Civilian employee at Picatinny Arsenal admits role in bribery scheme<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A civilian worker at a New Jersey military base has admitted his role in a scheme that traded bribes and other gratuities for favorable treatment on government 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