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DynCorp International Inc.
DynCorp International (acquired by private equity firm Veritas Capital in 2005)provides aviation, infrastructure development, security, and logisticsis services. DynCorp has provided security and training services in major military theaters around the world, including Bosnia, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Federal Contract $: $3843.3m
Total Number of Instances: 10
Total Misconduct dollar amount: $ 19.8m
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Instances of Misconduct
1. U.S. v. Brehm (Assault at Kandahar Airfield)
Sean Brehm pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury resulting from a stabbing that occurred at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan in November 2010. According to court documents, Brehm was working as a contractor for DynCorp International at the air terminal when he got into an argument with an unidentified man and stabbed him. In July 2011, Brehm was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release.... more»
2. False Claims on Iraq Police Training Contract
DynCorp International settled a False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit alleging it and its subcontractor, The Sandi Group (TSG), submitted or caused to be submitted false claims for payment under DynCorp’s contract with the State Department to provide civilian police training in Iraq. DynCorp agreed to pay the United States $7.7 million to resolve allegations that it submitted inflated claims for the construction of container camps at various locations in Iraq. TSG agreed to pay $1.01 million to resolve allegations that it sought reimbursement for danger pay that it falsely claimed to have paid its U.S. expatriate employees working in Iraq.... more»
3. Worldwide Network Services v. DynCorp (Breach of Contract)
Worldwide Network Services LLC (WWNS), a minority-owned telecommunications firm, alleged that DynCorp breached its contract and racially discriminated against it. WWNS worked as a subcontractor to DynCorp in Iraq and Afghanistan under the U.S. State Department’s International Civilian Police training contract. WWNS claimed its employees were subjected to racial epithets, banned from meetings and in some cases forced to leave Iraq. In summer 2006, DynCorp decided not to renew its contract with WWNS. In May 2008, a federal court awarded WWNS over $17 million in damages. In addition, DynCorp paid WWNS $3.2 million in unpaid invoices. DynCorp also prevailed on one claim in its countersuit, for which WWNS was ordered to pay $178,000. In February 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated and ordered a retrial on the punitive damages award.... more»
4. Use and Possession of Military Passes with the Intent to Defraud
On November 20, 2005, Thomas Nelson Barnes III, who worked for DynCorp, was arrested as he returned from Iraq. DynCorp [acquired by Veritas in December 2004] was responsible for implementing an identification badge program for U.S. military personnel and civilians. Barnes was charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S. of the ability to secure the military and operational areas of the International Zone in Baghdad. In May 2006, he pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of theft/embezzlement of U.S. property and was sentenced to 30 days jail at the direction of probation followed by 1 year supervised release and 30 days home confinement. He also had to pay a $25 special assessment and was debarred for 4 years, ending on December 4, 2010.... more»
5. Longest v. DynCorp (Submitting False Claims to the Government)
On May 29, 2003, Gloria Longest, a former accounting manager for DynCorp International filed a lawsuit under the False Claims Act alleging that DynCorp submitted false claims to the government under International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs contracts with the State Department to assist with South American counter-narcotics operations. Longest alleged DynCorp overcharged the State Department for employee expenses under the contracts between 1997 and 2003. The case settled pursuant to a confidential agreement in September 2008.... more»
6. Overcharges in Providing Fuel to a Police Academy in Amman, Jordan
The January 30, 2005 Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) report to Congress notes that an audit requested by the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) estimated that DynCorp may have overcharged the government as much as $600,000 in providing fuel to the INL-administered police academy in Amman, Jordan. The State Department Inspector General’s audit of the contract confirmed INL’s estimate of overcharges and found a basis for an additional claim of $85,000. DynCorp reimbursed the government $600,824.... more»
7. Human Trafficking in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Ben Johnston)
According to media reports, Ben Johnston worked as an aircraft mechanic for DynCorp in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Johnston filed a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) suit in Texas court alleging DynCorp employees and supervisors had been engaging in various illegal activities, including sex trafficking, and that he had been fired for reporting these activities. Just hours after another former DynCorp employee, Kathryn Bolkovac, prevailed in an employment suit (see DynCorp instance "Human Trafficking in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Kathryn Bolkovac)"), the company settled Johnston’s case out of court.... more»
8. Human Trafficking in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Kathryn Bolkovac)
According to media reports, DynCorp International hired Kathryn Bolkovac as part of a UN-administered police task force to train local police officers in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bolkovac, who was investigating human trafficking and forced prostitution, sent an e-mail to supervisors and UN officials alleging UN staff and DynCorp co-workers were participating in sex trafficking. She sued DynCorp in a British employment tribunal, claiming she had been unfairly dismissed. The tribunal ruled in her favor and awarded her $173,000. Within hours, DynCorp settled a case with another former employee, Ben Johnston, who alleged DynCorp employees were involved in sex trafficking and other illegal acts (see DynCorp instance "Human Trafficking in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Ben Johnston)"). DynCorp eventually dismissed several employees in Bosnia for “unacceptable behavior.”... more»
9. EEOC v. DynCorp (Sexual Harassment and Retaliation)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged DynCorp International violated federal law by subjecting employee James Friso to a hostile work environment based on his sex and by retaliating against him after he complained. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, from November 2006 through January 2007, Friso was subjected to harassment based on his sex by a male co-worker while working for the company in Taji, Iraq. The EEOC also alleged that DynCorp transferred Friso to a lower-paying job at another work site after he complained to management about the harassment. In January 2012, DynCorp settled the lawsuit, agreeing to pay Friso $155,000 and provide anti-harassment and anti-retaliation training to its employees.... more»
10. State Department Inspector General Review of Camp Falcon Support Contract
A State Department Inspector General review found problems in a Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) contract with DynCorp to provide operations and maintenance support services at Camp Falcon in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to weaknesses in the performance of fuel operations and static security guard services, the IG calculated that INL overpaid DynCorp by as much as $940,000 for meals. The IG recommended the government seek reimbursement of $157,000 from DynCorp for food service overcharges from November 2009 through January 2010.... more»
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