LOS ANGELES — David Richard Scott, 58, the owner of Westside Services parking lots, pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs of $13 million in a 15-year bribery scheme. The VA contractor who took the bribes also awaits sentencing in L.A. Federal Court.
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