http://mssparky.com Wed, 23 May 2012 22:43:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mssparky.com/2012/05/colombia-secret-service-prostitution-scandal-spreads-to-the-dea/ http://mssparky.com/2012/05/colombia-secret-service-prostitution-scandal-spreads-to-the-dea/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 16:16:22 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=29616 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Interview with Cartagena “Escort” involved in Secret Service scandal (May 2012) Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan – (ABC News) – May 22, 2012 – A month after the Secret Service was rocked by allegations that agents brought prostitutes to a Colombia hotel where they were preparing [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Military ensnared in Colombia Secret Service scandal
2. Military embarrassed by Colombia prostitution scandal (Updated)
3. New Allegations Surface Of Secret Service Misbehavior In El Salvador

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" “Today the ringleader of the largest bribery and bid-steering scheme in the history of federal contracting accepted responsibility for his crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Machen. “For his shocking abuse of his position of power, Kerry Khan faces more than two decades in prison. The homes, cars, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Former USACE program manager Michael A. Alexander & contractor plead guilty to kickback scheme
2. USACE employee Thomas Aram Manok pleads guilty to Iraq bribery charges
3. Former soldiers plead guilty to charges in Afghanistan contract fraud

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Lindell Kay And Mike Mchugh – (The Daily News) – May 15, 2012 – A wide-reaching investigation by military and civilian authorities has uncovered a criminal conspiracy within the Armed Forces to steal and sell nearly $2 million in guns and combat gear to gangs in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Former Army contracting officials indicted
2. Indicted ex-Army officials sue U.S. government in S.A.
3. U.S. fines BAE $79 million, Rock Island rewards BAE with $10 million

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Peter Van Buren – (Huffington Post) – May 14, 2012 – The New York Times reports that the State Department, in the face of massive costs and Iraqi officials who say they never wanted it in the first place, slashed and may soon dump entirely “a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. State Department Refuses to Cooperate in Audit, Criticized for Handling of Iraqi Police Program
2. Dyncorp employee Gary Willard killed in attack on Afghanistan Police Training Facility-Updated
3. Is the US State Department a subsidiary of Dyncorp?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" NEIL GORDON – (POGO) – May 10, 2012 – The U.S. Court of Federal Claims recently unsealed its opinion and order in the nearly four-year fight by KBR to recoup the $41 million it claims the U.S. Army owes under the LOGCAP III contract in Iraq. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Alleged multi-million dollar kickback scheme involving NAVSEA contractor
2. Federal Court Upholds Right to Sue Jordanian Defense Contractor in U.S.
3. Appeals court sends Jamie Jones’ Rape Case To Court

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Stealing from the government — whether its money, sensitive information, or military equipment — rarely goes down well. But it’s the breach of trust committed against fellow troops which is so glaring. As the release states, Minter and Nock stole funds intended to support U.S. service [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Ex-defense contractor indicted on charges of stealing and selling US military ammo in Iraq
2. Former DoD Employee Tyrone Ellis pleads guilty to stealing funds meant for soldiers in need
3. Former Army Major Eddie Pressley and wife Eurica found guilty on 22 charges

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Joe Newman – (POGO) – May 7, 2012 – For Vinnie Tuivaga, the offer was the answer to a prayer: A job in a luxury hotel in Dubai–the so-called Las Vegas of the Persian Gulf–making five times what she was earning as a hair stylist in [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. New Legislation Includes POGO’s Recommendations for Ending Human Trafficking in U.S. War Zones
2. Your Tax Dollars Are Supporting Human Trafficking In Iraq
3. Is KBR guilty of Human Trafficking in…..Americans?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Bryan Rahija  – (POGO) – May 7, 2012 – Pentagon investigators mishandled more than half of a set of whistleblower reprisal cases, according to a damning internal assessment report obtained by the Project On Government Oversight. The Washington Post and iWatch News published stories on the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Internal report issues black eye for U.S. Embassy in Kabul
2. Electrical review turns up 3,700 fires in Iraq not the 483 reported!
3. Pentagon Watchdogs Rarely Side With Military Whistleblowers

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Banking group, which has £8.5m slice of CSC, is under pressure along with other City investors from human rights charity Rupert Neate – (Guardian UK) – May 6, 2012 – Lloyds Banking Group has become embroiled in a row over its investment in a company accused [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. L-3 & CACI may be off the hook in Abu Ghraib torture scandal
2. DOJ Wants American Contractor’s Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld Dismissed
3. Judge says American defense contractor can sue Rumsfeld personally over torture allegations (Updated 08/10/2011)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Alan Fram – (Associated Press) – WASHINGTON – May 3, 2012 – It was a curious offer to contractors from a government agency: We’ll give you a tax deduction for making federal buildings more energy efficient if you qualify and if you’ll write us a check [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR accused of retaliating against whistleblower George Price
2. Air Force mortician pays price for whistleblowing
3. Pentagon goes soft on deficient contractors

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – (Huffington Post) – May 3, 2012 – I confess: I have an interest in an unseemly topic. Last year I coauthored a report on the subject and testified before Congress about it. The subject is labor trafficking. So let’s give credit where it [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. David Isenberg: Some Things Are Just Unacceptable
2. David Isenberg: Now Will You Do Something?
3. David Isenberg: PSCs on Drugs

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Mark Memmott – (NPR) – May 3, 2012 – Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was frustrated with “regional jihadi groups and his seeming inability to exercise control over their actions” in the last few years before he was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs. That’s “the most [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR sues the Department of Defense over documents
2. Troops in Mideast Have More Respiratory Ills, Data Show
3. Electrocuted soldier’s family, KBR battle over documents

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Department of Defense (DoD) is taking a major step in stopping the waste of taxpayer dollars. POGO recently learned that DoD sent a legislative proposal to Congress to narrow the definition of a “commercial item” to mean goods or services that are actually sold to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Jose Mendez & 2 others indicted in FMASO procurement fraud scheme
2. Pentagon procurement, a carpetbagger’s dream come true
3. Gladly pay you on Tuesday for a CHU today – DynCorp’s pay problems continue

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Today the office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has released its latest quarterly report. Here is what happening with private contractors in Iraq. ~David Isenberg, SIGIR Speaks US watchdog reports funds available for relief, reconstruction during Iraq war are believed to have [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. KBR Seeks to Blame U.S. Army, Insurgents for Iraq Convoy Deaths
2. Pentagon can’t account for nearly $2 billion in Iraqi funds
3. Afghan insurgents shoot down US helicopter killing 37 (Updated 08/11/2011 with names of fallen)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Federal Indictment Charges former Naval Engineer and His Father in $10 Million Bribery and Kickback Conspiracy Highlights of the indictment include email exchanges among the confederates that are full of kickback directions in coded language; emailed complaints from an annoyed Mariano about delayed payoffs; details of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Indicted Navy contractor resigns from Middletown company (Updated 2/14/2011)
2. ASFT Executive to Plead Guilty to Navy Kickback Scheme Charges
3. “Know When to Hold ‘Em”

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Related Articles: More Secret Service sex secrets not-so-secret – (Click HERE for article) Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks on Human Trafficking for the Frank and Kula Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series – (Click HERE for article) Senators to inquire about gov. contractor angle in secret service scandal – [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Military ensnared in Colombia Secret Service scandal
2. KBR’s Big Secret….Shhhh Don’t Tell Anyone In Iraq or Afghanistan!
3. Security experts question Army reservist’s top secret clearance

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" We imagine the lobbyist stalking the halls of Congress trying to use cash to influence important people. But it doesn’t always work that way. Often, the Congressman is stalking the lobbyist, asking for money. ~ NPR, Money in Politics Series Army probes drug use by U.S. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. You’ll pay for that & other news
2. Who’s sorry now and other news
3. Faking it in bed and other news

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Nick, best of luck to you in your future endeavors.  Thanks for all of the great work that you have done! ~Ms Sparky & Forseti Dana Liebelson – (POGO) – April 16, 2012 – The “comfort capsules,” as the Air Force so aptly dubbed them, had everything a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. More DoD Investigations of Allegations of U.S. Contractor-Fueled Human Trafficking
2. KBR Subcontractor Accused of Human Trafficking Continues to Win U.S. Contracts
3. Poor Contracting Oversight Supports Human Trafficking; Erodes U.S. “Moral Standing”

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Booz Allen’s hiring of former top Pentagon watchdog Gordon Heddell in December now makes perfect sense. At the time, POGO credited the hiring to “higher principle.” But now it looks more like the company was just trying to save its skin. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Booz News: Top Contractor Booz Allen Making Headlines for the Wrong Reasons
2. Contracting Time Out for Booz Allen Hamilton
3. U.S. Navy employee (ret) Gregory Penk pleads guilty to providing bid tips to contractor Booz Allen Hamilton

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The Secret Service agent at the center of the Colombia prostitution scandal has been identified as Arthur Huntington, sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN on Friday. According to the sources, Huntington was the agent in a seventh-floor hotel room in Cartagena who had a [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Military ensnared in Colombia Secret Service scandal
2. Two U.S. military officers killed at GIRoA Ministry in Afghanistan (Updated)
3. Court to Decide if Military Rape Victims Can Sue Defense Dept. (Updated)

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