U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that a UK citizen has been extradited to the U.S. and subsequently convicted on charges related to a massive USAID fraud scheme. Former Contractor of USAID-Funded Program Extradited to the United States, Convicted and Sentenced for Conspiracy to Obtain Grant Money Through Fraud https://t.co/OnApmZZusa@USAttyPirro @DOJCrimDiv pic.twitter.com/1ozoz6iRCA — U.S. Attorney DC (@USAO_DC) May 19, 2025 53-year-old Stephen Paul Edmund Sutton pleaded guilty in a federal D.C. court on Monday to conspiring to steal grant money through a USAID-funded program. In total, he and a co-conspirator stole nearly $100K from the program. Former Contractor of USAID-funded program has just been Extradited to the United States for Conspiracy to Obtain Grant Money Through Fraud Stephen Sutton is a UK citizen and worked on a power distribution program for Pakistan funded by USAID where he took kickbacks of USAID… pic.twitter.com/vDFjM3H2lR — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 21, 2025 Former Contractor of USAID-funded program has just been Extradited to the United States for Conspiracy to Obtain Grant Money Through Fraud Stephen Sutton is a UK citizen and worked on a power distribution program for Pakistan funded by USAID where he took kickbacks of USAID funds But Democrats said there’s no fraud at USAID… U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro announces a former contractor from a USAID-funded program has been extradited, convicted, and sentenced for conspiracy to obtain grant money through fraud. pic.twitter.com/z7NgdFAhgU — Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) May 19, 2025 The DOJ announced: Sutton pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit theft concerning a program receiving federal funds, which is a felony. In his role as a Logistics Operations Manager, Sutton took kickbacks of USAID-funds used to pay for the services rendered. After fighting extradition for more than two years, Sutton was extradited to the United States. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta sentenced Sutton to time-served and ordered that Sutton be turned over to immigration authorities. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit theft concerning a program receiving federal funds. He was sentenced to time-served and one day of supervised release. According to court documents, PDP was a component of U.S. government assistance to the government of Pakistan to support its energy sector. Launched in September 2010, the five-year program was designed to facilitate improvements in Pakistan’s government-owned electric power distribution companies through interventions and projects addressing governance issues, technical and non-technical losses, and low revenue collection. The main goal of the PDP was to improve the commercial performance of the participating distribution companies through technology upgrades and improvements in processes, procedures, and practices, as well as training and capacity building. Under the PDP contract, Sutton’s employer subcontracted through purchase orders with vendors in Pakistan for certain goods and services. From May through November 2015, Sutton and his co-conspirator, an employee supervised by Sutton, participated in a kickback scheme by creating two companies, obtaining PDP purchase orders for forklift and crane services for the companies, and distributing the profits to themselves. As part of the scheme, his co-conspirator arranged for low-grade local vendors to provide the services for at least half the contract rates, and Sutton ensured that the company paid the invoices despite suspicions raised by an accounts payable officer. U.S. government sentencing documents indicate the agency was defrauded of almost $100,000 and that for his part, Sutton received at least $21,000 in kickbacks. Hmm…strange. I thought Democrats assured us that there was no fraud in USAID. Democrats acting blind to corruption again USAID fraud exposed, yet they stay silent. — Masculine Based (@MasculineBased) May 21, 2025 That whole program and everyone involved needs to be investigated… Just the tip of the iceberg of foreign fraud robbing USAID. I wonder who in the US got kickbacks from Stephen Sutton in the UK. — Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) May 21, 2025