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NATION, Page 37American NotesSCANDALSTough Talk, Light Terms
U.S. District Judge Richard Williams of Alexandria, Va., had
harsh words last week about the abuses uncovered by Operation Ill
Wind, the federal investigation of Pentagon procurement fraud: "I
can't believe our Government, the Congress and Executive, lets a
system like this endure." In fact, the judge was so disgusted that
he handed out astonishingly light sentences to the first two
defendants convicted by a jury as a result of the probe (twelve
other people have pleaded guilty). Teledyne Electronics executive
George Kaub could have received 40 years in prison. His co-worker
Eugene Sullivan could have got 20 years. Instead they will serve
six and three months, respectively, in a halfway house. Prosecutor
Henry Hudson declined to comment.