The U.S. Department of Defense said retired Sgt. Charles Finch, of Mililani, Hawaii, received a 51-month sentence Thursday and Sgt. Major Gary Canteen, of Delaware, received a 31-month sentence Friday.
The two men pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery in August. Federal prosecutors say Finch and Canteen agreed to accept money from AZ Corporation in return for recommending the company for a contract to transport goods to U.S. soldiers and coalition forces throughout Afghanistan. The bribe was put into a bank account Canteen maintained for a souvenir shop he owned in Hawaii.
The Justice Department says 10 other Army and National Guard officers have been sentenced for similar crimes at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
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