No Way to Run a
Country
In
January 2007, the Army awarded a $298 million munitions contract to
a company called AEY run by 21-year old
Efraim E.
Diveroli.
Diveroli
filled the Pentagon's order with 40-year old
Chinese-made ammunition repackaged in Albania. Diveroli has now
been indicted for fraud, and
Thomas
Franks of The Wall Street Journal wonders "How
could a kid barely able to buy beer secure a nearly $300 million defense
contract? It will be interesting to find out. Maybe Mr. Diveroli's story
will be the one that finally fixes public attention on the carnival of fraud,
waste and profiteering that characterizes our system of
government-by-contractor." >>
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 House
Judiciary Moves on FCA A joint hearing of two House Judiciary Subcommittees was held on H.R. 4854, the "False Claims Act Correction Act." Testimony was heard from relator Albert Campbell as well as lawyers Shelley Slade (formerly with DoJ), James Helmer, and Peter Hutt. >> To read the testimony or watch the video |
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 Foreign
Assistance FraudCongressional auditors looking at assistance to Pakistan conclude that the Pentagon paid $20 million for road construction and $15 million for bunker construction that never occurred. In addition, Pakistan's government billed the U.S. $200 million for an air defense radar system that was not part of the war on terror. >> To read more |
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 Pharma
Cash on the Hill The pharmaceutical industry's spending on lobbying skyrocketed in 2007 according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity which calculates that drug companies spent $168 million on lobbying last year, up 32% from 2006. >> To read more |
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