| Number | 24315 |
| Subject | Fraud |
| Source | Mother Jones |
| State | CA |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication Date | 07/27/2009 |
| Summary | US Protection and Investigations, a company owned by a Texas couple named Del and Barbara Spier, was, until recently, one of the largest security operations in Afghanistan. The company oversaw security of reconstruction projects but secured no-bid contracts, submitted false invoices, hired men from a notorious Afghan warlord, paid off militants and demonstrated many other corrupt actions. "The Cowboys of Kabul" details the actions of these and other corrupt contractors in America's war on terror. |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 14 |
| Keywords | USPI; Afghanistan; Spier; contractors; militants; fraud; security; contracts; military; private security; |
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