The following article by Shawn Boburg and Aaron C. Davis was posted on the Washington Post website June 18, 2018:
A South Korean aviation firm that hired President Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen failed last year to disclose that it was the subject of a corruption investigation as it won work from the U.S. military, records show.
On Oct. 11, nine current and former executives at Korea Aerospace Industries were indicted in Seoul on charges that included bribery, embezzlement and defrauding the South Korean government, records show.
Just two weeks later, KAI cleared a business integrity review by the U.S. Air Force and won a contract worth up to $48 million — its largest ever from the Air Force — to maintain fighter jets. Continue reading “Korean firm tied to Trump lawyer got U.S. contract despite corruption probe”