He also received gifts and sexual favors lavished on him at a special villa in Baghdad.
But it didn't stop there.
Robert Stein admitted to stealing $2m from reconstruction funds.
I guess I should be a little bit pleased, this guy managed to get caught. Busted. But when I try to add it all up, and there's a lot of room for error, it's obvious that Mr. Stein's actions can only account for a small fraction of the greater problem. Is this just the beginning? Will more of the crooks and thieves and liars and other evil bastards of this war be held accountable? I know we can't possibly expect to get them all, or even many. But at least it seems possible for one guy to get what's coming to him, and in this life too.
