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Weapon dealer taps extremists’ defense

Forseti — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:19:08 +0000

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Nashville gun company’s owner trying to avoid trial on gun smuggling charges Brandon Gee – (The Tennessean) – February 10, 2012 – An Englishman is borrowing the legal tactics of a radical American movement in an attempt to dodge federal gun-smuggling charges — or at least [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Eric Scott Hamilton sentenced to 18 months for thefts at Fallujah

Forseti — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:43:02 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Role in Scheme to Steal Military Equipment in Iraq WASHINGTON – A former U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) gunnery sergeant was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for conspiring to steal at least 55 electrical generators [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Paper or plastic and other news

Forseti — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:21:22 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Fed / Contractor Compensation Issues Are Burning Red Hot Scott Amey – (POGO) – February 3, 2012 – Compensation was a hot topic this week–here’s a recap of the biggest developments: Monday: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a study that found that federal employees, on [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

That bird won’t fly and other news

Forseti — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:25:39 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Hold that Revolving Door! Four-Star General Coming Through Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – January 28, 2012 – The revolving door that carried former Department of Defense honcho William Lynn III to a well-paying job with an Italian defense contractor keeps on spinning – now Gen. James [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Former ITT employee Delmus Scott Jr. guilty of theft at APO

Forseti — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:39:56 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Camp Buehring, Kuwait Postmaster Convicted of Stealing $565,000 in Money Orders (FBI) – January 27, 2012 – HOUSTON – Delmus Eugene Scott, Jr., 34, of Humble, Texas, has pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government money, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Scott [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Active Duty Army Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Texas for Role in Scheme to Illegally Obtain Military Recruiting Bonuses

Forseti — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:17:03 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (DoJ) – January 26, 2012 – A U.S. military recruiter pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to obtain approximately $190,000 in fraudulent recruiting bonuses from various U.S. military components and their contractor, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. Sergeant First [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

You’ll pay for that & other news

Forseti — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:09:25 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “When I served four years in the military, it wasn’t so that Bechtel, KBR, Halliburton and all the other corporations could make money and buy politicians to further drag out the war and create policies that support all that,” Bodell said. “I fought for the Constitution, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Charles O. Finch & Gary M. Canteen sentenced for bribery scheme at Bagram

Forseti — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:14:35 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" US Army Sergeant Major and Former Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Bribery Conspiracy at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – January 20, 2012 – A former sergeant and a sergeant major in the U.S. Army, who were deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, were sentenced to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Afghanistan: Two British soldiers ‘abused kids aged ten’

Forseti — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:48:05 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" PM’s shock at ‘child abuse’ John Kay and Virginia Wheeler - 18 Jan 2012 – Two British soldiers have been arrested over claims they abused Afghan children aged about ten. The accused pair — a sergeant and a private in the Mercian Battle Group — allegedly encouraged [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Flexing Muscle, Baghdad Detains U.S. Contractors

Ms Sparky — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:42:33 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ERIC SCHMITT Published: January 15, 2012 BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities have detained a few hundred foreign contractors in recent weeks, industry officials say, including many Americans who work for the United States Embassy, in one of the first major signs of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Houston you have a problem & other news

Forseti — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:43:37 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" …In April 2003, Dyncorp dropped its appeal against the verdict, and three days later announced an award by the US state department for a contract to police Iraq… …”These crimes are perpetrated by individual men who rape and torture girls on mission, then go home to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Long island defense contractor, Thanomsak Hongthong, sentenced to two years in prison for bribery

Forseti — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:53:35 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (DoJ) – TRENTON, N.J. – January 12, 2012 – The president and CEO of a defense contracting firm in Long Island, N.Y., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for offering a $100,000 bribe to a Department of Defense contracting officer at Fort Monmouth in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Charging forward and other news

Forseti — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:51:52 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Michael Riddle once served as a senior employment manager for Dyncorp International, Incorporated (“Dyncorp”). He alleges that Dyncorp contracted to create a database for the United States government, but took no meaningful steps toward fulfilling its obligations. He further alleges that when he protested Dyncorp’s inaction [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Former U.S. Army Major Eddie Pressley Sentenced to 12 years for corruption related to the Iraq war

Forseti — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:12:21 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Department of Justice sentenced another former U.S. Army Officer yesterday, former U.S. Army Major Eddie Pressley. Once again they patted themselves on the back for showing America that corruption and criminal behavior will not be tolerated etc. They are standing sentry duty to protect our tax dollars [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Former KBR employee Keith Strimple pleads guilty to child porn charge

Ms Sparky — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:58:56 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Employee of Government Contractor Pleads Guilty in Oklahoma to Child Pornography Charge (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – January 4, 2011 – A former employee of a government contractor pleaded guilty today to a child exploitation charge under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA), announced Assistant Attorney [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Not so fast and other news

Forseti — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:15:18 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Contractor linked to mistaken deaths After deaths of 15 Afghans in 2010, Army learned that U.S. civilian played a role using drone video feeds. David S. Cloud – (STL Today) – WASHINGTON – December 31, 2011 – After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

The art of decadence and decay & other news

Forseti — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:24:46 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Innospec Agent Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Bribing Iraqi Officials and Paying Kickbacks Under the U.N. Oil for Food Program (DoJ) – WASHINGTON – December 22, 2011 – A former agent for Innospec Inc., a U.S. company, was sentenced today to 30 months in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Christopher P. West sentenced to 5 years for bribery at Bagram

Forseti — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:39:08 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Army National Guard Major Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Receiving Bribes at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan In 2004, Noor Alam paid USD 27,000 to Army Major Christopher West, who is also an Illinois National Guard, to secure a contract worth more than USD one [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Defense official, Desi Deandre Wade, pleads guilty in Ga. to bribery

Forseti — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:01:12 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" GREG BLUESTEIN – (Associated Press) - ATLANTA - December 21, 2011 – A high-ranking Department of Defense employee pleaded guilty on Wednesday to taking a bribe from an Afghanistan-based contractor, saying he was “wrong in so many ways” for taking a backpack stuffed with $95,000 in cash [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

Witness Ties Bradley Manning to Wikileaks in Military Hearing

Forseti — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:32:00 +0000

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Adam Klasfeld - (Courthouse News) – FORT MEADE, Md. – December 21, 2011 – Witness testimony concluded this morning (Wednesday) in a hearing to determine whether Pfc. Bradley Manning will face court-martial for allegedly sharing classified data with Wikileaks, charges supported by a convicted hacker who testified [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky: