Two contractors have also pleaded guilty.

Several contractors have pleaded guilty to charges related to illegally obtaining information from the Pentagon, sometimes through bribing a public official.

A contractor working in Baghdad pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in February 2007.

Another contractor and two of its former executives pleaded guilty in a Federal court to similar charges growing out of the investigation.

The contractor barred the way of the pursuing reporter and pleaded: "You've got to understand, this is a man who is really serious about his privacy."

Three other big military contractors have pleaded guilty to similar charges as part of the Government's sweeping investigations into improper procurement practices.

Another contractor and two of its former executives pleaded guilty to similar charges.

Mr. Nobile and a contractor indicted with him have pleaded not guilty.

She was hit by a brick that fell from atop an authority construction site, and the contractor has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

"But we haven't even put the wiring in yet," the contractor had pleaded with Trader just last week.