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FBI investigates killed man with corruption complaint Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.boston.com/dailynews/020/wash/FBI_investigating_killing_of_U:.shtml http://www.boston.com/dailynews/020/wash/FBI_investigating_killing_of_U:.shtml FBI investigating killing of U.S. contractor who complained of Iraqi corruption By Curt Anderson, Associated Press, 1/20/2005 16:31 WASHINGTON (AP) The FBI is investigating the fatal shooting in Iraq of a U.S. contractor who had accused Iraqi military officials of corruption. Dale Stoffel, 43, of Monongahela, Pa., was shot to death Dec. 8 in a roadside ambush while returning to Baghdad after discussing the corruption claims with coalition military officials at a northern Iraqi military base. Stoffel's business associate, Joseph Wemple, 49, of Orlando, Fla., also was killed. A group called the Brigades of the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility about a week later and posted photographs and identity documents on an Internet site frequently used by Iraqi insurgents. The FBI investigates all killings of U.S. citizens overseas, spokesman Joe Parris said Thursday. He declined to comment on particulars in the Stoffel investigation. Another federal law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing probe, said one aspect of the investigation concerns whether Stoffel was killed because of his accusations of corruption. That possibility was first reported Thursday by the Los Angeles Times. The official, however, said no evidence has yet emerged to support or disprove the theory. Americans in Iraq are obvious targets for anti-American insurgents, and the strong possibility remains that Stoffel and Wemple simply were victims of the insurgency. Investigators in Iraq are hampered by the difficult security situation, with FBI personnel usually traveling with military escorts to interview people and collect evidence. Defense Department spokesman Jim Turner said the Pentagon received a letter from Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., regarding the Stoffel case. ''We are looking into it,'' he said. The Times reported Stoffel told U.S. officials that he believed Iraqi Defense Ministry officials were part of a kickback scheme involving his Pennsylvania-based company, Wye Oak Technology, which had a contract to refurbish Iraqi military equipment. A copy of a Dec. 3 letter from Stoffel to a senior Pentagon official and obtained by The Times contended that a Lebanese middleman appointed by the Iraqis to process his payments actually was sending the money back to Iraqis in the form of kickbacks.

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