Originally Posted by ORAC
The cunning bit seems to be that the contractor acquired the ownership of the spoil - possibly by the contract requiring that they "dispose" of it? Which they were then able to sell at a profit
That is a very significant point. Before we throw rocks at the ape, snowdrop and brown job, we really need to know the terms of the contract. The spoil sale was hardly kept secret;
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Excavated material sold onto other contractors for construction site area elevation.
Surely the salient point is a serving officer's involvement and possible profit from execution of a MoD contract?