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Contractor challenging his expected court martial
In what could be a landmark case, a Las Vegas-based aircraft mechanic is challenging whether it’s constitutional for the U.S. military to court-martial civilians. The Air Force is holding Justin Price, a 29-year-old contractor working at an air base in Iraq, in connection with a fire that damaged a Predator drone.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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Senators Request New KBR Investigation
CBS News has learned the Senate Armed Services Committee has requested a new investigation into the multi-billion dollar military contractor Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR). The investigation request is based on accusations from a retired Army official who managed the contractor’s work in Iraq.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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Ex-Blackwater Guards Plead Not Guilty
Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal manslaughter and gun charges resulting from a 2007 shooting in a crowded Baghdad square that killed 17 Iraqi civilians and injured dozens of others.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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Contractor Whistleblower Gets $720k in Suit Against L3
L3 has agreed to pay $4,000,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by whistleblower Buster Roderigas of Winder, Georgia. The suit, which was brought on behalf of the U.S. government, alleges that L-3 Vertex Aerospace overbilled and submitted fraudulent invoices to the government. Roderigas will receive $720,000 of the $4,000,000.
Monday, December 15, 2008
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US mulls unusual tactic as Blackwater charges loom
Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in the deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting of Iraqi civilians could face mandatory 30-year prison sentences under an aggressive anti-drug law being considered as the Justice Department readies indictments, people close to the case said.
Friday, December 5, 2008
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US charges defense contractor with Afghan killing
A defense contractor who once provided personal security for Afghanistan's president was charged with shooting a handcuffed Afghani civilian after hearing the man had inflicted serious burns on a fellow contractor, prosecutors said. Don M. Ayala, 46, of New Orleans was charged with second-degree murder in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Thursday that Ayala is in Afghanistan awaiting transfer to Virginia.
Friday, November 21, 2008
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Contractor watchdog updates misconduct database
Lockheed Martin Corp. retains its position as the federal contractor with the most instances of alleged misconduct in an updated database published by the Project on Government Oversight watchdog group.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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Pentagon rebukes biggest contractor in Iraq: KBR
The Pentagon has rebuked KBR its largest contractor in Iraq after a series of inspections uncovered shoddy electrical work and other problems on U.S. military bases in the war zone, according to several Defense Department officials.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
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Army probes defense contractor CSA over troop support payments
Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is cooperating in the case.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
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NSA eavesdropped on Americans, journalists in Baghdad
Two whistleblowers have come forward to ABC News with allegations that the NSA routinely listened in on the phone calls of ordinary Americans, journalists, aid workers, and military personnel who were living in the Middle East and calling friends and loved ones back in the US. Both of these whistleblowers were employed by the NSA as intercept operators at a facility in Fort Gordon, Georgia, where they were tasked with intercepting, recording, and monitoring satellite phone calls into and out of Baghdad's Green Zone.
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Contractor pleads guilty to cash smuggling
Defense Department contract employee David Ricardo Ramirez smuggled almost $160,000 in bribes from Iraq into the U.S. and spent it on a condo on Lake Travis, a lot in Del Rio, an exotic sports car and a speedy motorcycle. It will cost him four years and two months of freedom, and everything he bought.
Friday, October 10, 2008
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Four Individuals and Subcontracting Company Charged With Contract Fraud Related to the War in Afghanistan
Four U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors and a subcontracting company have been charged with conspiracy, major fraud and wire fraud arising from their scheme to defraud the United States in connection with the war and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich for the Criminal Division announced today. The company is United States Protection and Investigation, LLC (USPI).
Saturday, October 4, 2008
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Ex-Blackwater trainer faces drug charges in Canada
A man who held a high-profile job training Blackwater security contractors for duty in Iraq now sits in a Canadian jail awaiting trial. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said they arrested Slavko Ilic, 41, in connection with the seizure of 35 kilograms of cocaine. Ilic was featured in "Shadow Company," a 2006 documentary film about the private military business.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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