ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former superintendent of the state’s transportation department has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in an $11 million bribery scheme.
According to court documents, Anthony Willie and a co-conspirator awarded millions of dollars in snow removal contracts to four contractors who agreed to pay bribes equivalent to 5 to 10 percent of the contract value.
The snow removal scheme allegedly ran for more than five years.
Prosecutors say Willie and co-conspirator Kenneth Adams received $440,000 in bribes over the course of the scheme.
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Willie was the former superintendent of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Burke area headquarters.
The U.S. Attorney’s office for Virginia’s eastern district says the 55-year-old Culpeper man was sentenced Friday.