Hughes Engineer Guilty of Accepting Kickbacks
A components engineer for a Hughes Aircraft Co. plant in Fullerton pleaded guilty Monday in Los Angeles federal court to two felony counts charging him with illegally soliciting and accepting kickback payments from subcontractors in connection with military contracts.
Donald L. Wright, 47, of La Habra, admitted soliciting $500 a month from a sales engineer for Bergquist Co. of Long Beach in connection with radar system parts, and $800 from Lyn-Tron Inc. of Burbank for parts used in Navy computer display systems.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Dec. 20, 1990 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Thursday December 20, 1990 Home Edition Metro Part B Page 3 Column 6 Metro Desk 2 inches; 56 words Type of Material: Correction
Kickback case--The Times reported Tuesday that a components engineer for Hughes Aircraft Co. in Fullerton pleaded guilty in federal court to soliciting kickback payments from two subcontractors--Bergquist Co. of Long Beach and Lyn-Tron Inc. of Burbank. The news item did not make clear that both companies cooperated with the government investigation and were not implicated in any wrongdoing.
According to Assistant U.S. Atty. Stephen Mansfield, Wright attempted to conceal the illegal payments through his office cleaning business. He said the case was “part of a wide-ranging investigation,” but didn’t elaborate.
Wright faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on each count. His lawyer, William A. Dougherty, said Wright “is going to cooperate with the government completely.”
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