2 Ex-Workers Accuse Blackwater Security Company of Defrauding the U.S. for Years

[kpete]

Source: New York Times


2 Ex-Workers Accuse Blackwater Security Company of Defrauding the U.S. for Years


By MARK MAZZETTI
Published: February 10, 2010

WASHINGTON — Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security company of defrauding the government for years by filing bogus receipts, double billing for the same services and charging government agencies for strippers and prostitutes, according to court documents unsealed this week.

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The lawsuit, filed under the False Claims Act, also asserts that Blackwater officials turned a blind eye to “excessive and unjustified” force against Iraqi civilians by several Blackwater guards.

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Ms. Davis also asserts that a Filipino prostitute in Afghanistan was put on the Blackwater payroll under the “Morale Welfare Recreation” category, and that the company had billed the prostitute’s plane tickets and monthly salary to the government.

She also said Blackwater management used a subsidiary company, Greystone Ltd., to double bill the government for plane tickets between the United States and Amman, Jordan, which served as a transit point for the company’s employees in Iraq

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/us/11suit.html

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[Mari333]

2. racism, sexism, misogyny, outright stealing and pillage

yep, sounds like the USA
knr

[leveymg]

3. Lesser included charges

But, this is the sort of things that they hit them with at trial when the major crimes -- murder, torture, kidnappings -- were part of the black operations the company was contracted to carry out.

[Frustratedlady]

4. Super! Now, will the government do anything about it?

I'm glad this didn't come out a couple years ago. We never would have seen it and the whistle blower(s) would probably be dead.

Obama may be able to pay for part of the war costs by recovering funds and fining the devil out of Blackwater.

[tanyev]

5. There's a shock.

[Soylent Brice]

6. K&R

[SpiralHawk]

7. "Smirk." - Blackwater (R)

"Well, those are our Republicon 'christian' Family Values. Deal with it. Smirk."

- Blackwater (R)

[LiberalFighter]

8. I'm wondering now if any member of Congress has been serviced by Blackwater prostitutes?

Have any of the Supreme Court Justices been to any conferences that Blackwater was a participant?

Were any Congress members transported and wined and dined by Blackwater?

[mbperrin]

9. Let's see; so are there any consequences to shooting up other countries

for money?

Well, some side effects, obviously, but boys will be boys, right?

And subhuman bastards will be just that.


My apologies to actual subhumans and bastards.

Why are these folk allowed to share air with the rest of us?

Keepin' us safe.


If I need a sarcasm tag, check your IQ.

[shanti]

10. your tax dollars at work

:eyes:

[dysfunctional press]

11. i am shocked.

shocked, i tell you.

[pattmarty]

12. "Strippers and prostitutes", Ya just gotta love the "private sector"!!

Yep, the private sector (according to Reaganites) is more productive, SAVES TAXPAYER MONEY, is all around more efficient, cures Aids, proves that there actually is a fucking heaven and reportedly can raise a person from the dead.

[defendandprotect]

13. We have to stop this privatizing of the military -- Blackwater is about as far from democracy ...

as you can get -- !!

[Norrin Radd]

14. kr

[alfredo]

15. But Eric Prince is a Christian, he'd never do anything illegal.

:puke:

[pleah]

16. I can't believe that this evil group is still working and being paid by our government. n/t/