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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 $: $1590.3m
Total Number of Instances: 5
Total Misconduct dollar amount: $ 0.8m
Instances of Misconduct
1. 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»
2. 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»
3. 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»
4. 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»
5. 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»
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