http://mssparky.com Wed, 23 May 2012 22:43:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mssparky.com/2012/04/former-dos-special-agent-james-cafferty-sentenced-to-7-years-on-child-porn-conviction/ http://mssparky.com/2012/04/former-dos-special-agent-james-cafferty-sentenced-to-7-years-on-child-porn-conviction/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:28:38 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=29333 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The e-mail arrived in James Charles Cafferty’s inbox on July 14, 2011. Unlike most unsolicited e-mail on the Internet, the message did not pitch mortgages, get rich quick scams, or penis pills. Instead, it provided a link to an under-the-radar child pornography website and the password [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Former KBR employee Keith Strimple sentenced to just over 2 years on child porn charge
2. Former KBR employee sentenced for child porn
3. NSA Panama City contractor charged in child porn case

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Problems mount after U.S. troops withdraw from country Fred Pleitgen – (NECN/CNN) – January 24, 2012 – It’s getting harder for private security contractors to do business in Iraq. Government officials say the contractors simply have to follow the requirements for any foreigners. The American Iraqi [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Iraq wants to limit private security contractors
2. Hearing: Oversight in Iraq and Afghanistan: Challenges and Solutions
3. How Does The “US-Iraq Security Pact” Affect KBR And Other U.S. Civilians?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" The U.S. Embassy is aware of cases where discrepancies in permits or paperwork have resulted in legal action, including detention, by Iraqi police and other entities. Detentions often last 24-96 hours or more. The Embassy’s ability to respond to situations in which U.S. citizens are arrested [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Kahn has the guts to say what we’re all thinking!
2. How Do You Like Working For KBR? JobVent.com
3. Iraq car bomb kills U.S. contractor (Updated 06/24/11)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Afghanistan arrests British contractors with guns AHMAD MASSIEH NESHAD – (Associated Press) – KABUL, Afghanistan – January 5, 2011 – Afghan police arrested two British private security contractors and two Afghan colleagues and ordered their company closed down after finding a cache of weapons in their [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Dyncorp Wins Afghan Police Training Contract Despite Scandals
2. US firm DynCorp fell short on Afghan police training
3. Dyncorp Afghan police trainer honored in “100 Faces of War Experience”

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Ryan Abbott – (Courthouse News) – WASHINGTON – December 8, 2011 – In a federal class action, 28 firefighters say Wackenhut, KBR and Halliburton forced them to work around the clock in Afghanistan and Iraq but paid them for only half their time, and responded to [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Iraq firefighters file class action against Wackenhut
2. Firm That Fed U.S. Troops in Iraq Says KBR Subcontractor Stiffed it for $20 Million
3. Stolen hard drives put former Iraq firefighters at risk

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" In a recent article published by to DangerZoneJobs.com, the foremost authority on overseas contract employment, it was reported there were over 179,000 civilian DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq (Operation New Dawn (OND), Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. The Pentagon absolves contractors of responsibility in Middle East
2. U.S. food delivery contracts in Middle East worth billions
3. KBR Employees Stranded In Middle East

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Soldier court-martialed in man’s killing in Iraq The trial for Spc. Beyshee Velez will likely take place this summer By Gregg K. Kakesako-Star Bulletin POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 13, 2010 A 31-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier will face a general court-martial, probably this summer, for allegedly [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Velez fit to face court martial for the shooting death of KBR employee Lucas Trent Vinson
2. Spc. Beyshee Velez charged for Lucas Trent Vinson shooting death
3. Spc. Beyshee Velez charged with two counts of murder

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" T Miller brings to light yet another Injured War Zone Contractor who is about to become  homeless due to the unwarranted  denial of Defense Base Act insurance benefits by AIG.    Bill Carlisle has worked hard his whole life and was working hard when he was injured.  [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. T. Christian Miller – Injured War Contractors Sue Over Health Care, Disability Payments
2. Electrician Injured At Al Asad
3. Will House “De-Fund ACORN Bill” De-Fund Military Contractors?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Franken amendment threatens to take funds from contractors 2010 Defense Appropriations Act provision witholds money from contractors using employee arbitration clauses By Matthew Weigelt • Feb 22, 2010 Contractors, particularly large defense companies, are ill-prepared for a provision of the 2010 Defense Appropriations Act that stops [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Don’t Be Scared……Be Prepared!!!!
2. Defense contractors must now air dirty deeds in public
3. It’s hammer time – keeping defense contractors in check

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" David Isenberg – Huffington Post Author, Shadow Force: Private Security Contractors in Iraq (Praeger Security International) Posted: February 8, 2010 11:54 PM To paraphrase comedian Henny Youngman’s famous one-liner, take my KBR, please. After all the bad press U.S. engineering and construction company KBR has received [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. David Isenberg: Supporting the Troops: Making Them Sick
2. You Want Chicken Pox With That? by David Isenberg
3. David Isenberg: Now Will You Do Something?

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Contractors ask DoD to reimburse offshore payroll taxes By ELISE CASTELLI |  Jan 27, 2010 In 2008, Congress passed a law to force contractors to pay payroll taxes for employees who are U.S. citizens working for their offshore subsidiaries. The IRS is collecting more taxes as [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Controversial defense contractors Mina and Red Star reveal owners
2. Fraudulent Defense Contractors Paid $1 Trillion
3. Defense contractors must now air dirty deeds in public

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I just received this email from a reader. I have not verified the authenticity of the original email (my disclaimer) but it appears to be authentic. (UPDATE-I have received a copy of the original email with the header info and I have updated below.) I have [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. No More KBR At Joint Base Balad (JBB) AFCAP vs LOGCAP
2. KBR Employee (Anna Mayo) Says She Was Raped and Beaten By Fellow KBR Employee in Iraq
3. KBR Awarded $500M Base Life Support (BLS) for State Department in Iraq under LOGCAP IV (updated)

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Politics make strange bed fellows but Cornyn and Inouye - Bipartisan Friends Forever? Apparently Government Contracting is the last bastion for snake oil salesmen to ply their trade.  It appears that 30 Senators want to maintain this status quo, even if it means blocking victims of violent [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Hawaii Senator Inouye to water down Franken Amendment
2. Al Franken on “The Franken Amendment”
3. Franken amendment moves forward, the “dirty thirty” back pedal

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" No Contractor Left Behind is a series by DC Bureau.org chronicling how a toxic time bomb followed three Army National Guard units home from Iraq. It reveals how a notorious military contractor (KBR) exposed American soldiers to a cancer-causing carcinogen on the battlefield and how the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. No Contractor Left Behind Part III: “Just Suck It Up and Move On”
2. No Contractor Left Behind Part II: KBR’s Negligence
3. No Contractor Left Behind Part I: KBR, the Pentagon and the Soldiers Who Paid

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" No Contractor Left Behind is a series by DC Bureau.org chronicling how a toxic time bomb followed three Army National Guard units home from Iraq. It reveals how a notorious military contractor (KBR) exposed American soldiers to a cancer-causing carcinogen on the battlefield and how the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. No Contractor Left Behind Part II: KBR’s Negligence
2. No Contractor Left Behind Part I: KBR, the Pentagon and the Soldiers Who Paid
3. No Conractor Left Behind Part IV: Congress’s Powerless Probe

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" No Contractor Left Behind is a series by DC Bureau.org chronicling how a toxic time bomb followed three Army National Guard units home from Iraq. It reveals how a notorious military contractor (KBR) exposed American soldiers to a cancer-causing carcinogen on the battlefield and how the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. No Contractor Left Behind Part I: KBR, the Pentagon and the Soldiers Who Paid
2. No Contractor Left Behind Part III: “Just Suck It Up and Move On”
3. No Conractor Left Behind Part IV: Congress’s Powerless Probe

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Senator Franken offered and the Senate passed in a vote of 68-30 an amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 to restrict funding to Department of Defense contractors who continue to use mandatory arbitration clauses that force sexual assault victims into arbitration. The Franken [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Gulf Coast Catering (GCC) employees not being paid
2. Hiding behind closed doors coming to an end for KBR and others
3. The Pentagon takes a hard line on mandatory arbitration for crimes against contractor employees

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" If you’ve been following this Stanley Baker Hill DAAR (SBH) Social Security number release of information fiasco, you know the original post drew nearly 200 very emotional, angry comments. Most regarding the total lack of concern on the part of SBH management about the disclosure of [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. DoD contractor discloses Social Security numbers for 269 employees
2. KBR is the talk of the hill as in Capitol Hill
3. KBR Press Release on LOGCAP IV Task Order 2

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Almost daily we hear sad stories about how someone obtains the personal information of another and totally destroys their financial lives by stealing their identities and purchasing vehicles, homes, obtaining credit cards, utilities, medical services, drawing on social security benefits, committing crimes and the list goes [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Stanley Baker Hill’s (SBH) answer to their release of 269 Social Security Numbers
2. DoD contractor CSA jeopardizes military mission due to lax security
3. Contractor provided KBR employees with sports tickets and golf outings

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Former Armour Group employee tells it all. If you are having problems watching this video on MsSparky.com click HERE Click HERE for link to hazing pics. I am amazed and confused that the Afghanistan hazing incident is getting such a “shock and eeewww”  reaction and so much [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Shock-O-Meter
2. Yet Another Electrical Shock In Iraq
3. Level III CAR states KBR tracked 231 shock incidents

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