Robert Stein Jr.

Robert Stein Jr. was employed as a comptroller for the Coalition Provisional Authority in South Central Iraq despite being a convicted felon.ref|NYTimes051122 Stein of Fayetteville, N.C was subsequently charged with fraud and accepting kickbacks on November 15 2005,ref|Iht051118 and pled guilty to the charges.ref|BBC060202 He was sentenced on January 29 2007,ref|DoJUS20070129 to 9 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $3.6 million for his role in the bribery and fraud scheme.

Stein, Lieutenant Colonel Bruce D. Hopfengardner, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Wheeler and Lieutenant Colonel Debra Harrison were accused of accepting kickbacks of up to $200,000 per month from Philip Bloom, in return for corruptly obtained contracts.ref|NYTimes051216

A New York Times article, commenting on Stein's administration of reconstruction funds from Iraq's oil revenue, said::"For reasons that the Pentagon has so far declined to clarify, Stein was hired as a comptroller by the Coalition Provisional Authority and put in charge of $82 million for reconstruction, despite his conviction for felony fraud in the 1990s."

A summary of the Bloom/ Stein conspiracy was published by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction as an appendix to is October 30 2006 Quarterly Report to the United States Congress.ref|SIGIR20061030 The conspiracy is estimated to have defrauded the Coalition Provisional Authority of more than $8.6 million.

References

# [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4675902.stm US official admits Iraq aid theft] , "BBC News Online", February 2, 2006
# [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/22/opinion/22tue2.html The Battle Against Fraud] , "New York Times", November 22 2005
# [http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/11/17/america/web.fraud.php 2nd man charged in $13 million Iraq kickback case] , "International Herald Tribune", November 18 2005
# [http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/press_room/press_releases/2007_4952_01-29-07rsteinsent.pdf FORMER DOD CONTRACTOR SENTENCED IN CASE INVOLVING BRIBERY,FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME IN AL-HILLAH, IRAQ] , "United States Department of Justice", January 29, 2007
# [http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2005/12/16/news/bribes.php 2nd army officer arrested in Iraq corruption inquiry] , mirror of "New York Times", December 16 2005
# [http://www.sigir.mil/reports/quarterlyreports/Oct06/pdf/App_J_-_October_2006.pdf A Summary of the Bloom/ Stein Conspiracy] , "Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction", October 30, 2006