A D.C. technology manager accused of operating a complex bribery and kickback scheme had more than $4,500 inside pajamas he was wearing when he was arrested last week, and he told an informant that he had given $100,000 in cash to his mother to take back to his native Turkey, federal prosecutors said.
Prosecutors disclosed the details in a court filing yesterday that urged a federal judge to keep Yusuf Acar, 40, in jail. They said they are concerned that he might flee if released before his trial.
Acar "has the motive, skills and wherewithal to flee and thrive on the lam," Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas Hibarger and Glenn S. Leon wrote.
Acar is accused of using his position as acting chief security officer at the D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer to steer contracts to companies for bribes, awarding contracts to a firm in which he had a financial stake and accepting kickbacks for hiring "ghost" employees. ...
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