Their decades-long conspiracy involved rigged contracts, NBA tickets, mortgage payments, securities fraud and cash.

According to court documents, Watson accepted bribes from Britt and Barnes that were often concealed by passing them through Young in exchange for awarding contracts to Apprio and Vistant. The bribes included cash, laptops, thousands of dollars in tickets to a suite at an NBA game, a country club wedding, down payments on two residential mortgages, cellphones, and jobs for relatives.

https://thedailyrecord.com/2025/06/13/usaid-bribery-scheme-federal-contracts-maryland/