Category Archives: Fraud/Waste/Abuse

Investigate Booz Allen Hamilton, not Edward Snowden

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

Investigate Booz Allen Hamilton, not Edward Snowden The firm that formerly employed both the director of national intelligence and the NSA whistleblower merits closer scrutiny Pratap Chatterjee guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 June 2013 09.00 EDT Booz Allen Hamilton headquarters in McLean, … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Still Doesn’t Have A Grasp On Improper Payments, Auditors Find

Posted on June 9, 2013 by

GovExec.com June 7, 2013 Pentagon Still Doesn’t Have A Grasp On Improper Payments, Auditors Find By Charles S. Clark The Defense Department is falling down in its efforts to comply with laws requiring a crackdown on improper payments, producing estimates … Continue reading →

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G4S accused of holding South African prisoners in isolation illegally

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

G4S accused of holding South African prisoners in isolation illegally Confidential government report lists 62 inmates held in single cells for up to three years, with some denied medication Ruth Hopkins in Johannesburg The Guardian, Tuesday 28 May 2013 17.26 … Continue reading →

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Slidell businessman admits he participated in kickback scheme as contractor in Afghanistan

Posted on May 31, 2013 by

Slidell businessman admits he participated in kickback scheme as contractor in Afghanistan Elton Mark McCabe, top center, the Slidell businessman who has been in prison in South Sudan, talks to the media after landing at Louis Armstrong International Airport in … Continue reading →

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G4S accused of holding South African prisoners in isolation illegally

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

G4S accused of holding South African prisoners in isolation illegally Confidential government report lists 62 inmates held in single cells for up to three years, with some denied medication Ruth Hopkins in Johannesburg guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 28 May 2013 13.26 EDT … Continue reading →

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Human trafficking and government contractor liability: is far 22.17 a step in the right direction?

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

Human trafficking and government contractor liability: is far 22.17 a step in the right direction? John G. Bradbury Source: Public Contract Law Journal. 37.4 (Summer 2008): p907. I. Introduction

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More Alleged Abu Ghriab Torturers Slipping Through Fingers of Justice?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

More Alleged Abu Ghriab Torturers Slipping Through Fingers of Justice? Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, May 20, 2013 This may ultimately come as no surprise, but yet another party connected to the torture and abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib circa 2004 … Continue reading →

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Judge weighs motions that could result in dismissal of Abu Ghraib claims against CACI

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Judge weighs motions that could result in dismissal of Abu Ghraib claims against CACI Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images – Empty cells are shown here April 17, 2003 inside the Abu Ghraib Prison, near Baghdad, Iraq. By Marjorie Censer, Published: May 19 … Continue reading →

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Former D.C. security consultant Halligen pleads guilty in $2.1 million fraud case

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Former D.C. security consultant Halligen pleads guilty in $2.1 million fraud case By Kevin Sullivan, Published: May 17 Kevin Richard Halligen, who convinced lawyers, lobbyists and others in Washington’s elite intelligence community that he was a former British spy and allegedly … Continue reading →

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Mich. lawyer fights for Abu Ghraib detainees

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press1 a.m. EDT May 9, 2013 Mich. lawyer fights for Abu Ghraib detainees Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press1 a.m. EDT May 9, 2013 Troy, Mich., lawyer Shereef Akeel has been fighting for nine years to win … Continue reading →

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