DHS report: Shirlington Limo should not have gotten contract (remember Hookergate?)

[babylonsister]

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/dhs-reportshirlington-limo--should-not-have-gotten-contract-2007-05-14.html

DHS report: Shirlington Limo should not have gotten contract
By Mike Soraghan
May 15, 2007

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Shirlington became the target of congressional probes last spring when press reports linked the company to the scandal surrounding former Rep. Cunningham (R-Calif.). The firm had been awarded a five-year contract to shuttle DHS employees around in vans. The contract was renewable each year under the HUBZone program, which limits competition to low-income areas. In total, the company had contracts with the department worth $25 million over six years.

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The inspector general report, which was requested by House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), found that DHS officials gave Shirlington an unfair competitive advantage by telling the company about the department’s transportation needs two months before it notified the public and Shirlington’s competitors. The report also said Shirlington didn’t have the right kind of vans until two months after it started work on the contract.

Shirlington is also mentioned in a bribery indictment against Brent R. Wilkes, a California businessman who is charged with paying the firm to ferry Cunningham around Washington as part of more than $700,000 worth of perks. Those favors were intended to get him to steer lucrative federal contracts to companies that Wilkes controlled.

And Mitchell J. Wade, a defense contractor who has admitted bribing the former congressman, told prosecutors that Wilkes had an arrangement with Shirlington Limousine, which in turn had a relationship with at least one escort service, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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[Botany]

1. People were getting more than car rides.

In total, the company had contracts with the department worth $25 million over six years.

How much went to Hookers & gay prostitutes?

[babylonsister]

2. Yep, not to mention the close to a no-bid contract. I want to see

someone connect the dots on this one.

[Botany]

3. Blackmail?????

Take Congresspersons to these "poker parties" and get them drunk
and have sex available to them and then the defense contractor / Karl Rove
has them over a barrel. Want to vote against such and such defense bill?

Think your wife wants to see pictures of you getting busy with a 16 year old
boy?

The level of corruption is massive. 6 years and 25 million for limo rides ....
that is a a lot of rides.

[babylonsister]

4. I just have to kick this... nt