Army Missile Command makes changes after kickbacks
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Posted: 12:23 PM Oct 15, 2008
Army Missile Command makes changes after kickbacks
The Army Space and Missile Defense Command at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville says it has changed its approach to contracting due to a public corruption investigation.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - The Army Space and Missile Defense Command at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville says it has changed its
approach to contracting due to a public corruption investigation.

Spokesman John Cummings says guilty pleas by two former officials resulted in an internal review and more oversight of contracting.

A former deputy director at Redstone Arsenal, Doug Ennis, pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy and receiving $75,000 from a subcontractor. Former arsenal official Michael Cantrell pleaded guilty in January to taking $1.6 million in kickbacks from contractors. Both are awaiting sentencing.

The arsenal investigation is continuing. A federal grand jury recently indicted Dennis Darling of Reddington Beach, Fla., on bribery charges alleging payments to Cantrell.

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