A 65-year-old Las Vegas man has admitted he helped tilt the playing field on U.S. Air Force contracts, quietly steering more than $1.8 million in work through a bid-rigging scheme that touched both Nellis Air Force Base and Moody Air Force Base.
Scott G. Srodes pleaded guilty Tuesday to two felony counts after acknowledging he conspired with others to rig bids on projects involving shelving, maintenance and healthcare-related procurements at Air Force facilities. Federal prosecutors say the contracts were pegged to work on aircraft maintenance and medical facilities.
According to the Justice Department, Srodes admitted in open court that he and his co-conspirators exchanged pricing information before bids went in and, at times, even told each other what numbers to use. The projects were funded through the Defense Logistics Agency’s Facilities Maintenance, Repair, and Operations program and involved shelving and storage work across those military sites…