BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Two accused of theft, racketeering Traditionally, obtaining or extorting money illegally or carrying on illegal business activities, usually by Organized Crime . A pattern of illegal activity carried out as part of an enterprise that is owned or controlled by those who are engaged in the illegal activity. in Coos Bay COOS BAY - The Coos County grand jury indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. Richard Ekblad, 67, and Edward Goodrich, 39, both of Coos Bay, Tuesday on charges of racketeering, aggravated theft and first- and second-degree theft after an investigation by the Oregon State Police. According to the Coos County district attorney's office, the charges came after OSP (Online Service Provider) See online service. OSP - Optical Signal Processor investigated allegations that Goodrich, a former state Department of Transportation employee, used his purchasing authority to sign off on fraudulent invoices submitted to ODOT ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation ODOT Ohio Department Of Transportation ODOT Oklahoma Department of Transportation by Ekblad, a partial owner of Oregon Pacific Co. As a result, ODOT paid Oregon Pacific for items it never received, the charges say. OSP, with help from the secretary of state's Internal Audits Division, estimated ODOT's losses in excess of $89,000. Ekblad also faces charges of giving a bribe, while Goodrich faces charges of receiving a bribe and official misconduct official misconduct n. improper and/or illegal acts by a public official which violate his/her duty to follow the law and act on behalf of the public good. Often such conduct is under the guise or "color" of official authority. (See: official) . |
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