RI Navy subcontractor pleads guilty to conspiring to commit bribery

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Navy subcontractor pleaded guilty Friday in Rhode Island for his part in what federal prosecutors say was a kickback scheme that cost the Navy millions of dollars. Russell Spencer’s plea was part of an agreement with prosecutors in which he promised to cooperate with authorities as he has been since investigators approached him in June 2010. Spencer, 56, pleaded guilty to ...