3 Japan defense officials charged
TOKYO, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Three officials at Japan's Defense Facilities Administration Agency have been charged with orchestrating a bid-rigging plot.
Investigators say that Takayoshi Kawano and two colleagues conspired with air-conditioning manufacturers to rig the bids for the installation of systems at a military hospital and another facility, Kyodo News Service reported.
Kawano was the chief of the construction department at the time of the alleged bid-rigging.
A number of officials from the agency have gone to work for air-conditioning makers.
Prosecutors said that several employees of the companies involved in the alleged conspiracy have admitted the bid-rigging.
Investigators say that Takayoshi Kawano and two colleagues conspired with air-conditioning manufacturers to rig the bids for the installation of systems at a military hospital and another facility, Kyodo News Service reported.
Kawano was the chief of the construction department at the time of the alleged bid-rigging.
A number of officials from the agency have gone to work for air-conditioning makers.
Prosecutors said that several employees of the companies involved in the alleged conspiracy have admitted the bid-rigging.
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