Former US air force master sergeant pleads guilty to defrauding military out of $37m

Alan Hayward James, who called himself Al Capone', admitted to rigging bids for IT contracts with Pentagon

A former US air force master sergeant who nicknamed himself Al Capone" has pleaded guilty to defrauding the military branch out of $37m by inflating the cost of IT contracts - and giving some of the extra money to an individual he called Godfather".

Alan Hayward James, from Texas, ran a nine-year scam, beginning in April 2016, which also saw him funnel excess funds to himself, his family and his co-conspirators.