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Altegrity Clears Initial Bankruptcy Hearing

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  Altegrity Clears Initial Bankruptcy Hearing Company Wins Approval to Tap Loans From Lenders Who Have Written Off Federal Contract Business By Peg Brickley Feb. 10, 2015 6:33 p.m. ET Altegrity… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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PE firm to lose $800M it sank into Snowden vetter Altegrity

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PE firm to lose $800M it sank into Snowden vetter Altegrity By Josh Kosman February 3, 2015 | 10:37pm NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden Photo: Getty Images That’s one expensive background check. Providence… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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US Fights Back In KBR’s $12.5M Attys’ Fees Suit

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US Fights Back In KBR’s $12.5M Attys’ Fees Suit By Rebecca McCray Law360, New York (February 19, 2015, 2:01 PM ET) — The government fired back on Wednesday at Kellogg Brown… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Whistleblower Fights For Rehearing Of KBR Iraq Fraud Suit

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Whistleblower Fights For Rehearing Of KBR Iraq Fraud Suit By Jacob Fischler Law360, New York (February 20, 2015, 7:43 PM ET) — A whistleblower asked a federal judge Friday to re-examine… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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C3PO’s $6M Suit Over Terminated DynCorp Contract Slashed

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C3PO’s $6M Suit Over Terminated DynCorp Contract Slashed By Margaret Harding Law360, Washington (February 25, 2015, 3:21 PM ET) — A Texas federal judge on Tuesday pared down a nearly $6.6… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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USAID Contractor Dissolves Board Amid Suspension Scandal

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USAID Contractor Dissolves Board Amid Suspension Scandal By Rebecca McCray Law360, New York (February 23, 2015, 7:05 PM ET) — International Relief and Development Inc. said on Monday that it has formally… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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9 surprising industries getting filthy rich from mass incarceration

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Sunday, Feb 22, 2015 08:00 AM EST 9 surprising industries getting filthy rich from mass incarceration Private prison companies aren’t the only ones benefiting from America’s prison-industrial complex Alex Henderson, AlterNet… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Commodifying State Crime: Accounting and “Extraordinary Rendition”

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Commodifying State Crime: Accounting and “Extraordinary Rendition” Michele Chwastiak University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management Albuquerque, NM 87110 chwastiak@mgt.unm.edu The author would like to thank Reprieve for sharing the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Accounting’ for CIA Torture and Kidnapping – Accountants Reveal the Secret Business Behind Brutality

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Dr Raj Persaud  Consultant Psychiatrist and Emeritus Visiting Gresham Professor for Public Understanding of Psychiatry Dr Peter Bruggen   Retired Consultant Psychiatrist ‘Accounting’ for CIA Torture and Kidnapping – Accountants Reveal the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Abu Ghraib Goes to Court

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Abu Ghraib Goes to Court Victims of the private contractors responsible for the Iraq war’s worst prison abuses are finally being granted standing to sue. By Kelley Vlahos • February 19,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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