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Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
ArmorGroup Statement - Update on Iraq Incident - 9th August 2009
Immediately following the incident that took place in Iraq on 9th August 2009, in which two valued colleagues, Paul McGuigan and Darren Hoare, were shot and killed and another, Arkhan Mahdi, seriously injured, we instigated two separate internal investigations - this was is in addition to the ongoing investigation by the Iraqi authorities.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Interview with ArmorGroup Whistleblower John Gorman
John Gorman, retired U.S. Marine, was hired by ArmorGroup (AGNA) in 2007 to support security at the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Marie Anne St. Jean, a retired Marine herself, interviews Gorman.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Civilian KBR contractor shot dead on US base in Iraq
A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the U.S. military said. The contractor, whose name was being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was shot at 8:30 a.m. at Camp Speicher, the military said in a statement. Houston-based KBR confirmed that the person killed was one of its employees.
Monday, September 14, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Houston couple pleads guilty to Afghan fraud
A Houston couple has pleaded guilty in a plot to defraud the U.S. while working as contractors in Afghanistan. Delmar Dwayne Spier, 73, and his wife, Barbara Edens Spier, 60, pleaded guilty Wednesday. According to court documents, the Spiers were officers in United States Protection and Investigations, a subcontractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Problems With Embassy Security Contract Crept Up Long Before ArmorGroup
This is an interesting background piece, discussing ArmorGroup-North America, and it's predecessor at the Kabul embassy, MVM.
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Guards in Embassy Lewdness Scandal Fired
Eight security guards at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan have been fired following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct at their living quarters, the embassy said Friday. The Kabul senior management team of ArmorGroup North America, the private contractor that provides the guards for the State Department, is also "being replaced immediately," an embassy statement said.
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Former Contractor Sentenced for Participation in Scheme to Steal Fuel From U.S. Army in Iraq
Lee William Dubois, a former Department of Defense (DoD) contractor, was sentenced Monday to three years in prison for his participation in a scheme to steal fuel worth approximately $39.6 million from the U.S. Army in Iraq.
Thursday, August 27, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Contractor Convicted of Participating in Scheme to Steal Fuel from U.S. Army in Afghanistan
Raschad L. "Sean" Lewis, a former fuel section employee of Kellogg Brown and Root Inc. (KBR), assigned to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, was found guilty yesterday by a federal jury of conspiracy, false writing, bribery of a public official, and false claims stemming from a bribery and a fuel diversion scheme.
Friday, June 19, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
US Embassy: 2 more US contractors released in Iraq
Two more U.S. contractors have been released on bond but face an ongoing investigation, the embassy said Saturday, the latest development in the first case of Americans facing Iraqi justice under a new security pact. Two other Americans remained in custody while a fifth was freed on bond Thursday.
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Judge orders release of 3 U.S. contractors held in Iraq
Three of five Americans contractors detained in Baghdad have been ordered released by an Iraqi judge, because of insufficient evidence, a court spokesman said Thursday.
Thursday, June 11, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
5 Americans Arrested in Death of Contractor
Five American contractors have been detained in Baghdad in connection with the killing of another American contractor, a senior Interior Ministry official said Sunday.
Monday, June 8, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Two Blackwater-Affiliated Contractors Flee Afghanistan
Two of the four Blackwater-affiliated contractors involved in a civilian shooting incident in Kabul earlier this month have fled to the U.S. in order to avoid possible prosecution from Afghan authorities, according to their attorney.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Contractor, Army Major and His Wife Indicted for Alleged Bribe Scheme at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
A 23-count indictment unsealed today alleges that a civilian contractor paid more than $2.8 million in bribes to a U.S. Army contracting official stationed at Camp Arifjan, an Army base in Kuwait, and the official’s wife, and that the three individuals committed honest services fraud and money laundering offenses in connection with the same conduct.
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
DynCorp Facing State Dept. Investigation
The State Department has ordered DynCorp International to replace the senior managers in charge of a major police training contract in Afghanistan after it launched an investigation into the company's handling of an employee who died of a possible drug overdose, government officials said.
Saturday, April 18, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care From AIG and Other Insurers
The Los Angeles Times and ProPublica spent more than 18 months examining the hidden world of civilian contractor injuries. The secretive, privatized system required the Times and ProPublica to travel to a dozen states and three countries. Reporters and photographers tracked down and interviewed more than 200 contractors, family members, government, military and corporate officials.
Friday, April 17, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Two DOD Contractors Charged in Bribery Conspiracy Related to DOD Contracts in Afghanistan
Two Department of Defense (DOD) contractors were charged with conspiracy and bribery relating to their roles involving DOD contracts in Afghanistan, the Department of Justice announced yesterday. A Lebanese contracting company is also charged with participating in the same conspiracy.
Friday, April 10, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Marine arrested in contracting probe
A large-scale bribery investigation involving Marines and private contractors in Iraq has led to its first arrest. On Thursday, the Marine Corps filed four charges of bribery and graft against Master Sgt. Terence O. Walton for "wrongfully accepting money and other gifts from contractors in Iraq."
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
CID races to catch up with greedy contractors
CID has conducted 215 fraud investigations involving Iraq, Afghanistan or Kuwait, said Dan Quinn, a retired colonel who serves as the chief of staff for CID. Of those cases, 117 are still open. In addition, the fraud unit is working on more than 400 cases in the U.S.
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
Halliburton agrees to pay $560 million in KBR bribery case
Nearly two years after cutting ties with KBR, Halliburton Co. said it has one more big bill to pay before it is free and clear of its former subsidiary. The oil field services giant said it has agreed to shell out nearly $560 million to settle federal bribery allegations against KBR, making it the second-biggest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlement deal ever.
Monday, February 2, 2009

Industry News : Crimes - Investigations
KBR must be accountable for Iraq deaths-US senators
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday raised concerns about the U.S. military's increased use of private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, and said KBR and other companies should be held accountable for the electrocution deaths of U.S. soldiers and other mistakes.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009