Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation

ProPublica by Michael Grabell | Oct. 26, 2009 (Investigative Report)

The Department of Defense awarded nearly $30 million in stimulus contracts to six companies while they were under federal criminal investigation on suspicion of defrauding the government.

According to Air Force documents, the companies claimed to be small, minority-owned businesses, which allowed them to gain special preference in bidding for government contracts. But investigators found that they were all part of a larger minority-owned ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Oct 26, 2009 - 6:37 AM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 26, 2009 - 6:38 AM PDT

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