Bolkovac was suddenly fired for allegedly falsifying timesheets that same year. 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." [19], By 1961 California Eastern Aviation needed a new name to reflect the growing and diversifying company. The revelry lasted about 45 minutes. In 2010 the film The Whistleblower, starring Rachel Weisz and Vanessa Redgrave, was released. [127], DynCorp lobbied the Trump administration intensely to get the Trump administration to rescind a $10 billion contract that the Obama administration made with a rival company to service State Department aircraft.[128]. Kathryn Bolkovac was demoted to a desk job after raising sex trafficking concerns. [6] Started as an aviation company, the company also provided flight operations support, training and mentoring, international development, intelligence training and support, contingency operations, security, and operations and maintenance of land vehicles. Hefurther admitted to having purchased weapons (against the law in Bosnia) and it was Werner who turned over to CID the videotape made by Hirtz. [35] In 2011 Dyncorp set a company record with 12,300 new hires, bringing the total number of employees to 27,000. The program focuses on training junior and mid-level personnel in areas such as communications, logistics, and engineering. This is avery distressing story - especially when you think that these people andorganizations are going into these countries to try and make it better, torestore a rule of law and some civility." None of them ever faced criminal prosecution. Atmar added that he also wanted tighter control over Afghan employees. 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They knew of no [, ] federal laws that would apply to these individuals at this time. What was the "cause" for which Johnston was fired? [81], In September 2001 Ecuadorian farmers filed a class-action lawsuit against DynCorp. This is not a goodbye; we are just moving to Amentum. They'd have us replace windows in helicopters that weren't bad just to get paid. DynCorp Child Trafficking, Sexual Entrapment, Asset Seizure DynCorp Contracts Come Under Chaffetz Microscope Comey Has Had Marc Richs Documents For 30 Years Who Killed Monica Petersen? Victims confided in her that American contractors were raping or buying underage women, sometimes as young as 12. [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. For example, according to DynCorp employee Kevin Werner's sworn statement to CID, "during my last six months I have come to know a man we call 'Debeli,' which is Bosnian for fat boy. A number of employees were transferred out of the country, but with no legal consequences for them. Werner apparently intended to use the video as leverage in the event that Hirtz decided to fire him. The tribunal unanimously ruled in her favor on Aug. 2, 2002. Johnston was on the ground and saw firsthand what the military wascomplaining about. [81], Two DynCorp American employees were among the five killed in Jordan by a co-worker on 9 November 2015. 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. To her point, peacekeepers were found to have raped locals at a U.N. base in Haiti in September 2011, resulting in mass protests. DynCorp was only forced to pay Bolkovac around $153,000 in damages,a pittance in contrast to its earnings and fired only seven employees for solicitation. DynCorp says it conducted its own investigation, and Hirtz and Werner were fired by DynCorp and returned to the United States but were not prosecuted. She fled the country with a backpack stuffed with investigative reports. Next Story SOLVING THE PUZZLE: Day 81 PART 1: Where is Eric Braverman? A widely-anticipated newspaper article on the Kunduz scandal has not appeared but, if there is too much noise that may prompt the journalist to publish. While there, she made the harrowing discovery of a child sex trafficking ring that not only was connected to the companys most powerful people but was also being covered up by the United Nations. After the email made its rounds, Bolkovac was demoted to a desk job. Lebanon's English language daily newspaper. [119], On July 30, 2010, a riot broke out when an Afghan car and a DynCorp vehicle crashed on a road near Kabul International Airport. WebEx VP of Major Military Contractor DynCorp & Sr. Pentagon Official Guilty For Child Sex Abuse. In a leaked cable from the US embassy in Afghanistan, the Afghani interior minister apparently went to US officials to warn them that reporters were sniffing around this story and was horrified that a rumored videotape of the party might surface. WebFor instance, in the late 1990s, DynCorp employees were accused of raping children in Bosnia as well as buying and selling girls as young as 12 for use as sex slaves. [19] At this time, revenues for the company reached $6 million. Generally, that is what people call a no-brainer. [29], In 1994 DynCorp's revenues were approximately $1 billion. Rape isa crime no matter where it occurs and it's important to remember that evenprostitution is against the law in Bosnia. It was clear that the protection of the good old boys club was a first priority, said. [31], In 2006 DynCorp International went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol [54] DynCorp has received contracts for aircraft maintenance with the United States Navy,[49] the U.S. Air Force,[55] the U.S. Army,[56] and NASA. Many of these were forced toresign under suspicion of illegal activity, but none have been prosecuted, asthey also enjoy immunity from prosecution in Bosnia. Then, learn about how the United Nations spread a cholera epidemic in Haiti. [19], In 1952 the company, renamed California Eastern Aviation, Inc., merged with Air Carrier Service Corporation (AIRCAR), which sold commercial aircraft and spare parts to foreign airlines and governments. It's not like I don't drink or anything, but DynCorp employees would come to work drunk. No one was prosecuted or punished for the atrocities As for U.N. Secretary-General Klein, he went on to spearhead a similar peacekeeping mission in Liberia where remarkably similar scandals unfolded. Mussomeli counseled that an overreaction by the Afghan goverment (GIRoA) would only increase chances for the greater publicity the MoI is trying to forestall. For example, according to DynCorp employee Kevin Werner's sworn statement to CID, "during my last six months I have come to know a man we call 'Debeli,' which is Bosnian for fat boy. [76] It also provides linguist operations, including language training, translation specialists recruiting, and field translation support for the U.S. armed forces. 2021CorpWatch, all rights reserved. But the US embassy was legally incapable of honoring Atmar's request that the US military should assume authority over training centers managed by DynCorp. Kelly Patricia O'Meara is an investigative reporter for Insight. Once Bolkovac made it safely to Holland, she and Rees plotted how to take the scandal to court. I always told these guys what I thought of what they were doing, and I guess they just thought I was a self-righteous fool or something, but I didn't care what they thought." My own sight supervisor [8][9] The corporate headquarters were in an unincorporated part of Fairfax County near Falls Church, Virginia, while the company's contracts were managed from its office at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. [47] Additionally, DynCorp provides aircraft maintenance support to facilities including the NAS Patuxent River,[59] Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, NASA facilities in El Paso, Texas, Edwards Air Force Base in California,[57] and Robins Air Force Base (AFB) in Georgia.[55]. Operating from across California, aircraft can reach most fires within 20 minutes. DynCorp has admitted it fired five employees for similar illegal activities priorto Johnston's charges. Many times they are then raped or killed. There were no safe homes to place victims in. While the U.N. established a Conduct of Discipline Unit in 2007 to address these issues, Bolkovac was unconvinced of its efficacy. He received his onlyreprimand from DynCorp one day prior to the sting on the DynCorp hangarwhen Johnston was working with CID. The actual location of video is still unknown, but thanks to a leaked e-mail by Wikileaks we know what happened that day: The week of April 13th, the DynCorp regional commander from Konduz, Flint Chambers, allowed his men to hire a 15-year-old boy dancer to do tribal dances at a DynCorp party on the training site. Basically you've got abunch of strong men who are raping and manipulating young girls who havebeen kidnapped from their homes. This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. I'd tell them that it was wrong and that it was no different than slavery - that you can't buy women. 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