DOD forms task force to study Iraq fraud

[babylonsister]

http://stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=46388

DOD forms task force to study Iraq fraud

By Bryan Mitchell, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Monday, June 4, 2007

RAF MILDENHALL, England — Allegations of staggering levels of fraud and corruption in Iraq have prompted the Pentagon to form a task force comprised of military and federal law enforcement agencies.

The announcement of the new International Contract Corruption Task Force was part of the latest Department of Defense Inspector General’s report to Congress.

“As a result of the magnitude of alleged criminal activity within the Iraqi theater, a group of federal agencies has formalized their partnership to investigate contract fraud and public corruption related to Iraq reconstruction,” the report states.

The task force will be made up of agents from the FBI, the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Army Criminal Investigative Division, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, as well as officials from the Inspector General’s office at the Agency for International Development and the State Department.

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[PSPS]

1. I'm sure the bush crony in charge of this will get to the "bottom" of it, chop chop!

[babylonsister]

2. Yea, my first thought, too. nt

[TahitiNut]

4. Yep. "Nothing happening here. Move along, folks." (riiight.)

:grr:

[bobthedrummer]

3. Ahem, what about the DoJ's National Procurement Fraud Task Force chaired by Alice S. Fisher?

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/npftf/

Alice S. Fisher was mentored by Michael Chertoff, Alice was a HCA lobbyist, she was a recess appointment and put in charge of the Abramoff criminal investigation despite objections.

She must know something about how corruption and procurement fraud works
:sarcasm:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Mafia to form commission to look into allegations of criminal activity of Capos.

A select group of Capos, under the direction of the Capo de tutti capi, will investigate whether the fraternal organization devoted to humanitarian works have committed crimes such as spitting on sidewalks or double-parking. Other allegations of more serious crimes are said by, the newly formed commission, to have been made by known troublemakers and loudmouths and are completely without merit.

[bobthedrummer]

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