
Erik S. Lesser
Assistant U.S. District Attorney Barbara Nelan, right, speaks during a news conference on military fraud on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 in Atlanta. A Kuwaiti company has been charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S. in connection with multibillion-dollar contracts to feed American troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan. Federal prosecutors said Monday that Public Warehousing Co. made false statements and submitted false claims to manipulate prices and overcharge for food for troops. (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)