European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday. March 11,1989 2 men admit guilt in Effort to bribe officials of Navy Alexandria it a two men pleaded guilty ttiiibdaj1 to trying 10 bribe Navy officials in Fane Case buying an officials condominium in Idaho for an inflated Price in an attempt to influence decisions on lucrative Pentagon contracts. . Attorney Henry Hudson Stid the. Pleas from Charles , a former vice president of Uniss corp., and James g. Meal a private consultant fir Uniss will move this investigation Forward. At a tremendous  he called the pleas As Well As one from Kenneth f. Brooke a significant development in the 2 v year old investigation into fraud in the defense department s purchasing procedures. The Case has focused on allegations thai companies tried to manipulate the system by using consultants to pay bribes for inside information about contracts Gardner 58, who worked until March 1988 for a Uniss division in great neck n.y., appeared before . Dis trial judge Claude Hylton in a packed courtroom guilty. Guilty. Guilty he said in a Strong voice when asked How he pleaded to charges of bribery conspiracy to file false statements and aiding and assisting in the filing of a false Tan return. Documents provided by prosecutors said Gardner sought to bribe Melvyn r. Paisley while Paisley was assistant Secre tary of the Nav for research Engi Neering and systems by arranging for the Purchase of f Ailcy s condominium at the Sun Valley. Idaho ski resort in a gust 1986. Gardner instructed James g. Neal hat inc condominium was to be Pur chased for s 149,000 and that no negotiation or  lower the Price were. To be undertaken even though the unit was overpriced Hudson said in a statement the condominium was sub sequently sold for s100,000." Hudson said the condominium Pur Chase at an inflated Price was designed to influence Paisley s actions on two Penta gon contracts sought by Uniss. The prosecutor refused to say what Paisley did on unisys1 behalf. Paisley has not been charged with any crime. In another Case Gardner caused the Campaign committees of rep. Roy Dyson did and former rep. Bin it Appel d-fla., to receive illegal Campaign contributions of $ 1,000 each h us 5on�td in addition Gardner caused Uniss to make ant present a false claim to the departments of Navy and air Force for services no performed he said. Gardner who with the others agreed to cooperate in Rulh prosecutors in the on going investigation faces up to 23 years in prison and Firic of up to $750,000. Neal 63. Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bribe Garland Tomlin jr., who at the Lime was a Navy employee. Neal paid Tomlin about 5400,090 to influence. Tomlin s official decisions prosecutors said. Neal also pleaded guilty to making false claims to the government and conspiring to defraud the government by concealing his True taxable income. He faces up to 15 years in prison and fines of$750,000. Brooke 40, a Stepson of William go Vin a consultant whose name has been linked to Paisley a evaded his taxes in 1985, prosecutors said. He faces a sen tence of five years in prison and a Fine of up to $250.000, Hylton set sentencing for july 14. Flight 811 Pilot ends United career Honolulu up United airlines Pilot David Cronin. Who steered a crippled Boeing 741 with a gaping Holt in jts fuselage Back to Honolulu two weeks ago. Landed his final Hight As a untied Pilot thursday. Cronin. 59, stepped off the plane he flew from Aukland new zealand shortly before r . To an emotional Welcome from his family friends Airport workers and some of the flight attendants who were aboard the ill Faird flight 81 i. Unlike his Penisi Tamaie journey As a United Captain Crown s last flight was routine. I knew n  my last flight Cronin said. Everything was As usual right Don to business right until i parked the air plane Here. Then in All reflected Back on my 35 cais with United and it was rather emotional hit Joki d thai his last Landing was dilute rent from the earlier flight because i had two More engines and 1 had More aluminium y there s quite a  biologist a Rale ailing gun up Al in outlaw Lish Airlock shortly before in he ram her temporary Home wednesday Al Oracle Ariz. She is to spend Fite