The Daily MuckAn Army major pleaded guilty Wednesday to bribery charges. Maj. James Momon Jr., who served as a contracting officer in Kuwait in 2005 and 2006, admitted that he had a $5.8 million deal to push contracts for supplies such as bottled water to certain companies. Major Momon was the replacement for a major who pleaded guilty to money laundering in a similar scheme in January. (AP)
An American general testified against another general during pretrial hearings Wednesday at Guantanamo Bay. Gen. Gregory Zanetti, who is deputy prison camps commander at Guantanamo, described his counterpart in the Air Force as haphazardly rushing the military commissions process to an “unprofessional” and “bullying” extent. (McClatchy)
A former sheriff in Oklahoma will stand trial on 35 felony charges after female jail inmates accused him of demanding sex in exchange for help getting them into a drug rehabilitation program. He could face up to life in prison if convicted. (Associated Press)
Lawyers for indicted Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) requested help Wednesday in sifting through thousands of documents and audio files that may be used as evidence against Stevens. Stevens’ lawyers requested a hearing with prosecutors to decide what to do with the thousands of phone conversations and documents that the Department of Justice turned over in the discovery process. (McClatchy)
The FBI has been asked to investigate Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on allegations that Buchanan intimidated employees to make donations to his campaign, reimbursed them for donations and engaged in fraudulent business practices. The request for an investigation came from the Florida Democratic Party. (Politico)
The FBI will loosen post-Watergate restrictions on national security and criminal investigations, according to Attorney General Michael Mukasey. The new rules will allow for greater cooperation between law enforcement agencies and Mukasey said the changes are necessary to fight terrorism. But an attorney for the ACLU said that the changes remove restrictions that are as necessary today as they were after Watergate. (McClatchy)