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Handsome man with mustache goes off on company that scammed $20 million from military
According to the Justice Department, the Balfour Beatty Communities (BBC) will pay a $65 million fine after pleading guilty to one count of major fraud against the United States.
According to the Justice Department, the Balfour Beatty Communities (BBC) will pay a $65 million fine after pleading guilty to one count of major fraud against the United States. The Pennsylvania based company is one of the largest provider of privatized military housing, and illegally collected $20 million in bonuses between 2013-2019. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco stated, “Instead of promptly repairing housing for U.S. servicemembers as required, BBC lied about the repairs to pocket millions of dollars in performance bonuses.”
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The victims of this abuse and negligence were mainly lower enlisted. Unfortunately, they can not always make enough noise to be heard, but thanks to social media a floodlight can be shinned onto problems like this.
For example, a video of Angry Cops heatedly responding to the situation has gone viral. In 8 days the scorching rebuke has over 300,000 views on YouTube, and has also seen wide spread viewing on other social media channels as well. This has been a beacon of attention on a case that might have otherwise been quietly settled in court, and passed under many American’s radar.
Angry Cops pulls no punches while describing the mind boggling situation. Troops were living in moldy, run down living quarters while the BBC collected tens of millions in extra profit. Perhaps some of that money could have went to hiring extra crews to make the quotas they agreed to? Nope. Instead, this debacle went on for six years.
He references Tinker Air Force base specifically as an example where troops passed up their complaints through the appropriate channels, yet nothing was done. Even more infuriating, the company responsible for 21 U.S. Air Force, 18 U.S. Navy, and 16 U.S. Army instillations, was allowed to continue their contract with a 3 year probation. Read the full Justice Department Report by clicking here.
Consequently, the only reason anything came to light was because of a tip that led to a Reuters investigation. This being merely one of the many occasions where troops were forced to turn to alternate channels after their chain of command failed them.
If you live in military housing with similar issues. E-mail us at info@popsmokemedia.com to leave an anonymous tip.
