James E. Lee Sr., a former procurement official for the U.S. Postal Service, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud. According to court documents, Lee was a product management specialist overseeing expedited packaging supplies for the U.S. Postal Service. Lee, among other responsibilities, served as a contracting officer representative on several contracts to manufacture and provide expedited packaging supplies. Between approximately mid-2018 and late 2023, Lee and others agreed to engage in corrupt scheme in which Lee steered the procurement process for lucrative U.S. Postal Service contracts, worth hundreds of millions of dollars
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