Ex-Marine with $66M security contract disappears amid fraud allegations

[rocktivity]

From NC Times.com:
SAN DIEGO - A former Marine whose company got a $66 million Navy contract to enhance security at West Coast bases after the Sept. 11 attacks fabricated his qualifications and has disappeared...

Former Marine Sgt. Gary Lakis cited special operations combat experience from Panama to Somalia and sported numerous medals in gaining the contracts for Surgical Shooting Inc...

Lakis disappeared last year and left a forwarding address in Australia, but has not been contacted...


Meanwhile, military families line up at food banks and armored mercenaries get paid 200% more.

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rocknation

[Longhorn]

1. This story is sure lacking in details!

Nowhere do they state whether he actually got any of the money or did any of the work! Also goes to show how a chest full of medals, even phony medals, is apparently all you need to win a contract, though at least he was found out.

Thanks for finding and posting this!

[izzie]

2. Can't be true. Only officers get those contracts

Like North