Former US Air Force master sergeant pleads guilty to defrauding military by $37M

Plea agreement: https://www.justice.gov/atr/media/1434041/dl?inline

> A former US air force master sergeant who nicknamed himself “Al Capone” has pleaded guilty to defrauding the military branch out of $37m by inflating the cost of IT contracts – and giving some of the extra money to an individual he called “Godfather”.

> Alan Hayward James, from Texas, ran a nine-year scam, beginning in April 2016, which also saw him funnel excess funds to himself, his family and his co-conspirators.