Appeal Stayed Pending Resolution of Criminal Case Considering Similar Facts as Government’s Affirmative Defense of Fraud; ASBCA No. 58088, Appeal of Public Warehousing Company, K.S.C.

Motion to stay an appeal of the agency’s denial of a claim for costs related to work outside the scope of the original contract is granted, where the agency’s affirmative defense of fraud is also being considered in a criminal indictment of the appellant and further discovery in the civil case could prejudice the government.