Who's the bad guy? He received his onlyreprimand from DynCorp one day prior to the sting on the DynCorp hangarwhen Johnston was working with CID. DynCorp is one of the signatories to this. From the Huffington Post about the Bosnia incident: its employees accused of rape and the buying and selling of girls as young as 12.. A week later he received a letter of, 's attorneys, that he wasimplicated by a DynCorp employee for illegal activity in, 's attorney, says flatly of this: "It's DynCorp's effort, steps up and says, 'We don't have any jurisdiction'? [111], On October 11, 2007, a DynCorp security guard in a U.S. State Department convoy killed a taxi driver in Baghdad. Evidence of the involvement of some DynCorp employees came from two whistleblowers, Kathryn Bolkovac and Ben Johnston. He laughs bitterly recalling, , "owned a girl who couldn't have been more than 14 years old. Daily star.com.lb 10 November 2015. And also was the time when the State Department lost $1 billion it paid out to DynCorp to train police during the first years of the Iraq war. I don't think it was her saying "no." [53], DynCorp provides aircraft maintenance, fleet testing and evaluation for rotary, fixed, "lighter-than-air", and unmanned aircraft. Werner tells CID, "I told him [Hirtz] I had a copy and that all I wanted was to be treated fairly. Hirtz: Yes. DynCorp standsby its decision to terminate [whistle-blower] Ben Johnston, who was terminatedfor cause." In particular, DynCorp supports a military base camp in Kosovo, providing power plant maintenance, fueling services, and grounds maintenance. As the ever zealous Ms. Sparky has already noted: The tradition of Bacha Bazi "boy play" is alive and well in Afghanistan. When Iwas there as a soldier they loved us, but DynCorp employees have changedhow they think about us. 4. Later I learned that he had videotaped himself having sex with two girls and CID has that video as evidence. He continued to predict that publicity would "endanger lives." But it didnt take long for Bolkovac to realize that DynCorp was engaging in the kinds of human rights violations it was meant to combat. The incident occurred at the International Police Training Centre in Zarqa. [72], In 2010 DynCorp International acquired Phoenix Consulting Group to expand the company into intelligence training and solutions. Evidently the episode sparked Afghan demands that contractors and private security companies be brought under much tighter government control. [43][44], DynCorp International began as an aeronautical company in the 1950s and continues to provide aviation support globally. [10] It also provided much of the security for Afghan president Hamid Karzai's presidential guard and trained much of the police forces of Iraq and Afghanistan. Experts in slave trafficking aren't buying the CID's, says it wants to eradicate trafficking of people, has established an office, . "How this all ends," says Glasheen,"will say a lot about what we stand for and what we won't stand for." [14][15], DynCorp traces its origins from two companies formed in 1946: California Eastern Airways (CEA), an air freight business, and Land-Air Inc., an aircraft maintenance company. He tells INSIGHT, "I noticed there were problems as soon as I got there, and I tried to be covert because I knew it was a rougher crowd than I'd ever dealt with. This same man, according to Johnston, "owned a girl who couldn't have been more than 14 years old. Web"No DynCorp employee has ever been criminally prosecuted for any of these crimes. Now, courtesy of Wikileaks, DynCorp can look forward to a new round of ridicule and denunciations. Is it the guy who buysthe girl to give her freedom, the one who kidnaps her and sells her or the onewho liberates her and ends up having sex with her? The other, involved air plane mechanic Ben Johnston who sued DynCorp, alleging he was sacked because he had uncovered evidence that Dyncorp employees were involved in 'sexual slavery. As a result of this mentoring CTSI's revenue grew from $5 million to $32 million in 18 months. In 2020, Dyncorp was bought by Germantown, Maryland-based defense support services conglomerate Amentum. My own sight supervisor [110] In April 2011 DynCorp agreed to pay $7.7 million to the U.S. government to settle claims that it had inflated claims for construction contracts in Iraq. The combination has also created one of the largest providers of mission critical support services to government customers, with 34,000 team members in 105 countries around the world. ", but were not prosecuted. DynCorp Govt Contracts Need To Be Reviewed. Victims confided in her that American contractors were raping or buying underage women, sometimes as young as 12. The Mills e-mail continued: "The first, site supervisor, John Hirtz (later fired for, was on the ground and saw firsthand what the military was, is that DynCorp just needs a warm body - that's the DynCorp slogan. The event described is also know as bacha bazi (boy-play). DynCorp is just as immoral and elite as possible, and any rule they can break they do. I tried to tell them that this is not how all Americansact, but it's hard to convince them when you see what they're seeing. 2021CorpWatch, all rights reserved. DynCorp responds by firing Bolkovac, who returns to the U.S. and files a wrongful termination case. Looking at these facts, he said, he wanted CSTC-A in charge. No one was prosecuted or punished for the atrocities [85], DynCorp also formed a joint venture with Oshkosh Defense, Force Protection Industries, and McLane Advanced Technologies to pursue a $3 billion five-year Army contract for support and maintenance of mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. In order tomake our claim, we have to show that DynCorp was retaliating against Ben,and that fits under racketeering. On the other hand, the conduct of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) is disciplined. This was something that was going to actually hamper the good old boys club.. [82], DynCorp provides military base operations and vehicle maintenance. DynCorp adheres to a core set of values thathas served as the backbone of our corporation for the last 55 years, helping usbecome one of the largest and most respected professional-services andoutsourcing companies in the world. And, yes, it does have some relevance. After learned about the media involvement, Cheryl D. Mills, while being Counselor of the United States Department of State, sent an e-mail to Hillary Clinton to heads up about the scandal, stating the importance of dealing with the story before it went public. Deflem, Mathieu, and Suzanne Sutphin. Operating from across California, aircraft can reach most fires within 20 minutes. Beyond remedial actions taken, we still hope the matter will not be blown out of proportion, an outcome which would not be good for either the U.S. or Afghanistan. He tells INSIGHT, "I noticed there were problems as soon as I got there, and I tried to be covert because I knew it was a rougher crowd than I'd ever dealt with. There is a lot of evidence that shows this waswhat they were doing and that it went all the way up the management chain." But no, it turns out that it just means "We must ensure that all public statements, including flings with Government agencies, are accurate, complete and clear, and communicated only by authorized Company spokespersons." [81], Two DynCorp American employees were among the five killed in Jordan by a co-worker on 9 November 2015. Actually, there is nothing in the DynCorp code of ethics that is remotely applicable to this situation. [citation needed] In 1988 DynCorp went private to avoid a hostile takeover by Miami financier Victor Posner, via an employee initiative led by Daniel R. Article 5.No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. [16] California Eastern Airways was founded by a small group of returning World War II pilots who wanted to break into the air cargo business. L-3 Out, Dyncorp-McNeil in for $4.65B Iraq Translation Contract? Andit's outrageous that DynCorp still is being paid by the government on thiscontract. It soon developed conveniently, according to Johnston's attorneys, that he wasimplicated by a DynCorp employee for illegal activity in Bosnia. What they say in Bosnia is that DynCorp just needs a warm body - that's the DynCorp slogan. [23] The work began to attract national attention with the Arab Oil Embargos of the 1970s. WebAs far back as 2005, U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia Mckinney grilled Donald Rumsfeld on private military contractors (DynCorp) child trafficking company that was selling women and children in a global trafficking network. [113][114][115] It found that INL lacks sufficient resources and controls to adequately manage the task orders with DynCorp. What was the "cause" for which Johnston was fired? None of them ever faced criminal prosecution. Although he was speaking about the ongoing troubles at the Southern border, Lindsey Graham just came out and said: Were complicit as a nation in human trafficking. Bitchute link The ironic part was that Jack Lew, Hillarys right hand, was appointed to look into the case. Dont be afraid to speak out. Just be forewarned, this is not an easy road ahead of you.. Child trafficking was a global crisis and one of the fastest growing criminal activities, with about 1.2 million being trafficked worldwide each year, he said. Kevin Glasheen, Johnston's attorney, says flatly of this: "It's DynCorp's effortto undermine Ben's credibility. [70][71] In Latin America DI Development implemented anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability programs in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama, and provided democracy and governance initiatives in Mexico, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic. They should be sending a clearmessage that it won't be tolerated. [30] Less than two years later, CSC announced the sale of three DynCorp units (DynCorp International, DynMarine and certain DynCorp Technical Services contracts) to Veritas Capital Fund, LP for $850 million. It will be interesting to see if ISOA will at least bother to check with DynCorp to get the details of what happened. Dolan says, "It's not just Americans who are participating in these illegal acts. Werner apparently intended to use the video as leverage in the event that Hirtz decided to fire him. In 2010 the film The Whistleblower, starring Rachel Weisz and Vanessa Redgrave, was released. Related Items CIA Dyncorp child trafficking Global elite pedophilia rings Q & A with REAL CIA Clandestine Case Officer Robert David Steele. [105] Bolkovac co-authored a book with Cari Lynn titled The Whistleblower: Sex Trafficking, Military Contractors And One Woman's Fight For Justice. 's attorney looks to the outcome. [11] DynCorp was also hired to assist recovery in Louisiana and neighboring areas after Hurricane Katrina. The discharge notice did not say howJohnston "brought discredit to the company." "This is more than one twisted mind. Bolkovac was suddenly fired for allegedly falsifying timesheets that same year. [84] In April 2012 DynCorp International was awarded a contract with the U.S. Navy to provide facility support services for personnel from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion unit Timor-Leste, including living quarters, internet and telephone services, bathroom facilities, laundry services, kitchen facilities, vehicle/driver/language support, procurement services, warehousing and other services. We can do that. [88] DynCorp supported the U.S. Army in the Persian Gulf with vehicle searches, roving patrols, and explosive-detecting dogs. On Oct. 9, 2000, she sent an email to about 50 people at the U.N., DynCorp, and the IPTF. In one brothel, she found a locked room upstairs littered with used condoms and seven young and terrified women. It's not like I don't drink or anything, but DynCorp employees would come to work drunk. It was involved in a sex and human trafficking scandal in Bosnia in 1999 and also where included in a investigation made by The Chicago Tribune in 2005 about the government cover up of child trafficking made by military contractors. There were big-time drinking issues. They also According to several witnesses, the taxi did not pose a threat to the convoy's security. ", military personnel depended was a serious enough issue, but, drew the line when it came to buying young girls and women as sex slaves. US army to investigate Colombia child rape allegations The United States army has said it will investigate mass sexual abuse allegedly carried out by members of the US military and employees of defense contractor Dyncorp He urged them to try to kill the story and specifically warned that this would look bad if the connection to DynCorp were made clear (he called them foreign mentors). A co-worker unrelated to the ring was killed when he was traveling in an unsecure car and shot performing a high-risk mission. [81], In September 2001 Ecuadorian farmers filed a class-action lawsuit against DynCorp. Dyncorp personnel had young children living with them for sex and house choirs. [31], In 2006 DynCorp International went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol [35] In 2011 Dyncorp set a company record with 12,300 new hires, bringing the total number of employees to 27,000. [42] They have also provided air operations support in Iraq, including search and rescue, medical evacuations, and transporting quick reaction forces. [68] DI Development provides humanitarian aid, reconstruction to conflict and post-conflict areas, and governance reforms. CID: Did you know you were being videotaped? Johnston is not the only DynCorp employee to blow the whistle and sue thebillion-dollar government contractor. Bolkovacs book was adapted into a movie which was screened at the United Nations in 2010. Bolkovovac, however, was blocked every time she tried to bring her concerns to someone above her in DynCorp. Several Afghans were later arrested and investigated. DynCorp had a $15 million contract to hire and train police officersfor duty in Bosnia at the time she reported such officers were paying forprostitutes and participating in sex-trafficking. [98], In the late 1990s two employees, Ben Johnston, a former DynCorp aircraft mechanic, and Kathryn Bolkovac, a U.N. International Police Force monitor, independently alleged that DynCorp employees in Bosnia engaged in sex with minors and sold them to each other as slaves. He wanted the ANP to become a model security institution just like the Afghan National Army (ANA) and National Directorate for Security (NDS), and the contractors were not producing what was desired. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers. A former police officer from Lincoln, Nebraska, she was grateful to join the U.N.s International Police Task Force (IPTF) that was retraining local law enforcement there. [40][41] Specifically, they provide on-site work for project testing, transient, loaner, leased and tested civilian aircraft services. ", , "I just told the guys it was wrong. On April 21, 2021, the DynCorp name was discontinued, and employees and services transferred to Amentum. DynCorp International made several acquisitions in 2009 and 2010 to adapt to the defense sector's shift towards diplomacy and development work, in particular acquiring an international development firm in order to enter the international aid community. I mean, lets face it: the locals didnt have the money to spend on this kind of an operation., Indeed, the operation was expansive. Howcan men be allowed to get away with rape simply because of location? Kady, Martin, II, "DynCorp Rallies the Troops to Keep Up with the Demand,", Lemke, Tim, "DynCorp Could Gain More Business from Defense,", McCance, McGregor, "Initiative Helps Keep Computing Systems Updated in Virginia,", Wakeman, Nick, "DynCorp Revs Up 'Horsepower' in Gov't Market,", Wreden, Nick, "Unblinking Customer Focus,", This page was last edited on 5 November 2022, at 20:28. The factis, DynCorp is the worst diplomat you could possibly have over there.". At the time, the armored car that he would otherwise have been riding in was being used by the contractors manager to transport prostitutes from Kuwait to Baghdad.. That theseguys have some kind of immunity from prosecution is morally outrageous. [104], In 2002 Bolkovac filed a lawsuit in Great Britain against DynCorp for unfair dismissal due to a protected disclosure (whistleblowing), and won. As part of that contract DynCorp will open, operate and manage Contractor Operated and Maintained Base Supply facilities at nine Air Force and Navy locations. [citation needed] DynCorp Technical Services LLC continued to perform DynCorp's domestic contracts. WebIn 1999, former U.S. policewoman Kathryn Bolkovac discovered that American military and United Nations operatives were trafficking Bosnian women and girls and was fired for Mussomeli counseled that an overreaction by the Afghan goverment (GIRoA) would only increase chances for the greater publicity the MoI is trying to forestall. Her post was with the International Police Task Force which was arranged by DynCorp Aerospace. TheU.S. says it wants to eradicate trafficking of people, has established an officein the State Department for this purpose, and yet neither State nor thegovernment-contracting authorities have stepped in and done an investigationof this matter." Finally, after a series of ineffective raids at various establishments, Bolkovac decided to officially blow the whistle. (C) Atmar said there was a larger issue to consider. He suggested that the U.S. establish and independent commission to review the mentor situation, an idea he said Ambassador Eikenberry had first raised. Kathryn Bolkovac, a U.N. InternationalPolice Force monitor hired by the U.S. company on another U.N.-relatedcontract, has filed a lawsuit in Great Britain against DynCorp for wrongfultermination. [34], In December 2011 the company hired Michael Thibault, former co-chairman and commissioner of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan (CWC), as vice president of government finance and compliance. DynCorp Contracts Come Under Chaffetz Microscope. This corruption flew all the way to the top of the United Nations and to our State Department and diplomats, Bolkovac said. ISOA's code also says, "Signatories will be guided by all pertinent rules of international humanitarian and human rights laws including as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). Only in this election cycle alone, Cerberus Capital Management, the parent organization of DynCorp, gave $40,628 to her campaign and many more to the DNC. This was one of two cases involving DynCorp and sexual scandal in Bosnia. 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