John Winslett, 65, of Bristol, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to accept kickbacks in connection with a U.S. government contract. Winslett admitted that he bribed government contracting officials in order to steer federal contracts worth at least $19 million to his employer, a government contractor. Winslett further admitted that he accepted $723,333.33 in kickbacks from a local subcontractor, in exchange for Winslett assigning those contracts to that local subcontractor. Sentencing is scheduled for January 16, 2020 before Chief U.S. District Judge John M. Seabright.