09-08-2017 23:56 via theguardian.com

UK defence contractor billed US more than $50m in expenses

Expenses included luxury cars and salaries paid to ‘significant others’ of company’s top executives, according to PentagonA British company hired to help train Afghan intelligence officers billed the US government for more than $50m (£38.4m) in expenses that included luxury cars and salaries paid to the “significant others” of the company’s top executives, according to a Pentagon audit.
New Century Consulting (NCC) also spent $42,000 on automatic weapons
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