Robert L Segal

A former Pentagon investigator who alerted Congress to "systemwide" procurement fraud problems three years ago said Monday that abuse was so extensive that sensitive military documents were treated "like a Sears & Roebuck catalogue" and profits gained by trading classified information made "drug money look like a drop in the bucket." Robert L.

A former Pentagon investigator who alerted Congress to "systemwide" procurement fraud problems three years ago said Monday that abuse was so extensive that sensitive military documents were treated "like a Sears & Roebuck catalogue" and profits gained by trading classified information made "drug money look like a drop in the bucket." Robert L.

Four major defense contractors have been targeted for federal prosecution, suspected of illegally acquiring secret documents from a Pentagon black market to aid them in seeking military business, congressional investigators said Wednesday. A report by the staff of Congress' Joint Economic Committee listed the companies as Boeing, General Dynamics, Martin Marietta and Sanders Associates. The report said that cases involving them had been referred to the U.S. attorney in Alexandria, Va.