[80], DynCorp president Steven Schorer expects the training and support logistics for the military and intelligence community to grow significantly in the coming years. Then I went to, and other places, and they were imported in by DynCorp and the Serbian mafia. WebAs far back as 2005, U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia Mckinney grilled Donald Rumsfeld on private military contractors (DynCorp) child trafficking company that was selling women and children in a global trafficking network. According to Glasheen, "DynCorp says that whatever these guys were doingisn't corporate activity and they're not responsible for it. Web"No DynCorp employee has ever been criminally prosecuted for any of these crimes. Johnston was on the ground and saw firsthand what the military wascomplaining about. [95], An extensive accusation concerning DynCorp's activities and alleged abuses in Colombia was presented against DynCorp at the Hearing on Biodiversity of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal, session on Colombia at the Cacarica Humanitarian Zone from February 24 to 27, 2007. Charlene Wheeless, a spokeswoman for DynCorp, vehemently denies anyculpability on the part of the company, According to Wheeless, "The notion thata company such as DynCorp would turn a blind eye to illegal behavior by ouremployees is incomprehensible. While nobody has accused the DynCorp contractors of any improper conduct with the "dancing boys" themselves one has to wonder where their common sense was. 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. US army to investigate Colombia child rape allegations The United States army has said it will investigate mass sexual abuse allegedly carried out by members of the US military and employees of defense contractor Dyncorp Women are sold hourly, nightly or permanently. There were big-time drinking issues. The Serbian mafia would give Hirtz the women free and, when one of the guys was leaving the country, Hirtz would go to the mafia and make sure that the guys didn't owe them any money." She was assigned to run the IPTF office that investigates sex trafficking, domestic abuse and sexual assault. It soon developed conveniently, according to Johnston's attorneys, that he wasimplicated by a DynCorp employee for illegal activity in Bosnia. My own sight supervisor It is precisely these allegations that Johnston believes got him fired. For instance, an internal e-mail from DynCorpemployee Darrin Mills, who apparently was sent to Bosnia to look into reported problems, said, "I met with Col. Braun [a base supervisor] yesterday. The event described is also know as bacha bazi (boy-play). Lebanon's English language daily newspaper. She fled the country with a backpack stuffed with investigative reports. He insisted that a journalist looking into the incident should be told that the story would endanger lives, and that the US should try to quash the story. 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. Though her investigation would lead to her firing, she garnered a Nobel Prize nomination for her work and a feature film titled The Whistleblower. [97], According to Human Rights Watch, there is substantial evidence that points to the involvement of DynCorp contractors in trafficking of women and girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as violence against them. [63] The U.S. Army Contracting Command gave DynCorp International a contract to provide a maintenance augmentation team for the Kuwait Air Force's AH-64D Apache helicopter maintenance program. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, Top 100 Contractors of the U.S. federal government, "DynCorp to Consolidate Headquarters in Tysons Corner", Statement of Robert B. Rosenkranz, President, Government Services Division, DynCorp International before the / Subcommittee on Management, Investigation, and Oversight / Hearing on "Increasing the Number of U.S. Border Patrol Agents" [6 pages], "Cerberus to Buy DynCorp for $1.5 Billion", "DynCorp Cracks Top 20 with $3B in Prime Contracts", "IRAQ: Misjudgments Marred U.S. Plans for Iraqi Police", "Storm-Wracked Parish Considers Hired Guns", "Katrina survivors play defense against looting", "Amentum Closes DynCorp International Acquisition", "#LastDay! [104], In 2002 Bolkovac filed a lawsuit in Great Britain against DynCorp for unfair dismissal due to a protected disclosure (whistleblowing), and won. Paragraph 38 clearly states: Signatory Companies will not benefit from, nor allow their Personnel to engage in or benefit from, sexual exploitation (including, for these purposes, prostitution) and abuse or gender-based violence or crimes, either within the Company or externally, including rape, sexual harassment, or any other form of sexual abuse or violence. We can't stress strongly enough that, asan employee-owned corporation, we take ethics very seriously. , has been a worldwideforce providing maintenance support to the, military through contract field teams (CFTs). [79] DynCorp International was also given a $17.1 million task order to provide leadership to military personnel of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [87] It supplies Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East with threat assessment protection, perimeter security, base security, and guard services. The SCA was a uniquely configured Boeing 747-100 aircraft. As of 2014 no one had been prosecuted. We have to show that there was acausal connection between Ben's whistle-blowing about the sex trade and hisbeing fired. [38][39][49], In 2012 DynCorp played a key part in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's final flight as it made its way from the Kennedy Space Center in Orlando to the California Science Center in Los Angeles aboard NASA's specially crafted Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). He is the operator of a nightclub by the name of Harley's that offers prostitution. Child trafficking affects every country in the world, including the United States. ", , "I just told the guys it was wrong. For more on dancing boys see this PBS Frontline documentary "The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan," broadcast last year. [81] The U.S. Defense Department gave DynCorp the Nunn-Perry Award in recognition of its mentor-protege arrangement with CenterScope Technologies, in which it provided coaching in development of new markets, establishing international operations and in worldwide logistics. He said he would use the civil code and that, in this case, the institution of the ANP will be protected, but he worried about the image of foreign mentors. They knew of no [U.S.] federal laws that would apply to these individuals at this time." A DynCorp van would pick us up every morning and you could smell the alcohol on them. Even if you don't do an eight-hour day, they'll sign you in for it because that's how they bill the government. Later I learned that he had videotaped himself having sex with two girls and CID has that video as evidence. Combating Young boys are bought and sold, dressed up like women and forced to dance, at men only parties. Dyncorp, hired to perform police duties for the UN and aircraft maintenance for the US Army, were implicated in prostituting the children, whereas the companys Bosnia site supervisor filmed himself raping two women. [116][117], In 2009 DynCorp contractors paid a 15-year-old Afghan Bacha Bazi performer to perform lap dances and entertain them in Kunduz. What was the "cause" for which Johnston was fired? Tree hugger | Independent | Husky lover | Profile picture made by Fiona Hsieh. If I was going to be fired or laid off, I, , "under the Dayton Peace Accord, the contractors were protected from Bosnian law which did not apply to them. [108] A U.S. government audit report of October 2007 revealed that $1.3 billion was spent on a contract with DynCorp for training Iraqi police. [66] The company supports existing bases in Southern Afghanistan, builds new ones as needed, and provides base support services.[67]. Is this the only hope that America have? [118][121][122][123] In response to the incident, DynCorp fired four senior managers and established a chief compliance officer position, which focused on ethics, business conduct, related investigations, and regulatory compliance. [19], In December 2000 DynCorp formed DynCorp International LLC, and transferred all its international business to this entity. After learned about the media involvement, Cheryl D. Mills, while being Counselor of the United States Department of State, sent an e-mail to Hillary Clinton to heads up about the scandal, stating the importance of dealing with the story before it went public. [118][119][120] A Wikileaks cable released after the incident stated that the Afghan interior minister at the time, Hanif Atmar, asked the assistant U.S. ambassador to try to "quash" both the story and release of video from the incident. No one was prosecuted or punished for the atrocities Evidently, avoiding behavior that might aid, even if only indirectly, illegal conduct by foreign nationals is not its concern. While most recently in April of 2017 the Vice President of Business Development for DynCorp, James Grazioplene, was arrested for molesting children in the 1980s, this was during his term as an officer in the United States Army. [40][41] DynCorp was hired to strengthen the Afghan air force, helping to train Afghan pilots so they could, in turn, train other Afghans. Some 15 or so DynCorp employees in attendance pulled out a single chair and had the boy do mock lap dances. DynCorp is just as immoral and elite as possible, and any rule they can break they do. A number of employees were transferred out of the country, but with no legal consequences for them. "The Bosnians think we're all trash. Trump Wants to Shake Up the CIA http://nypost.com/2017/01/04/trump-wa FB Group #HRCRatLine 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? [19], In 1964 Dynalectron diversified into the energy services business with the acquisition of Hydrocarbon Research, Inc.[22] Through this acquisition Dynalectron developed a process called H-Coal, which converted coal into synthetic liquid fuels. There were big-time drinking issues. Widney Brown, an advocate for Human Rights Watch, tells INSIGHT "ourgovernment has an obligation to tell these companies that this behavior iswrong and they will be held accountable. The message we're sending to kids isthat it's okay for America's representatives to rape children. DCP. What he wanted to talk about most was how I am going to fix the maintenance problems here and how the investigation is going to impact our ability to fix his airplanes." In 2010 the film The Whistleblower, starring Rachel Weisz and Vanessa Redgrave, was released. DynCorps had very bad records already. I didn't get any results from talking to DynCorp officials, so I went to Army CID and I drove around with them, pointing out everyone's houses who owned women and weapons. ", ) and it was Werner who turned over to CID the videotape made by Hirtz. [53] DynCorp flies and maintains Grumman S-2 Tracker fire retardant air tankers and OV-10A aircraft, and maintains and services civilian UH-1H Super Huey helicopters flown by CAL FIRE pilots. Remember, Johnston was fired by this company. The negative impact of just those two cases cannot be overstated. They even granted DynCorp a contract to provide support for the Criminal Justice Program Support (CJPS), which ironically involved teaching people about criminal justice and law enforcement. (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Ambassador Mussomeli discussed a range of issues with Minister of Interior (MoI) Hanif Atmar on June 23. [75] Dyncorp International employs 300 intelligence professionals to offer highly specialized training for intelligence, counterintelligence, special operations and law enforcement personnel. [24] By the early 1980s Texaco, Ruhrkohle and Itochu were all marketing Dynalectron's H-Oil process. Bolkovac thus decided to tell her harrowing story herselfand wrote a book called The Whistleblower, which was adapted into a film starring Rachel Weisz and screened at the U.N. in New York City in 2010. This video was even sold on the main streets of Bogot. An e-mail from Dyncorp's Bosnia site supervisor, John Hirtz (later fired foralleged sexual indiscretions), explains DynCorp's position in Bosnia. Hirtz: Yes. Among the issues discussed was what diplomats delicately called the "Kunduz DynCorp Problem." Bolkovacs subsequent search found that many international aid workers on her task force had not only engaged in prostitution and child rape, but facilitated these operations at secretive establishments across the city. Dolan says, "It's not just Americans who are participating in these illegal acts. Finally, after a series of ineffective raids at various establishments, Bolkovac decided to officially blow the whistle. The Mills e-mail continued: "The firstthing he told me is that 'they are tired of having smoke blown up their ass. This was captured on video. On Oct. 9, 2000, she sent an email to about 50 people at the U.N., DynCorp, and the IPTF. It's a sick sight anyway to see any grown man [having sex] with a child, but to see some 45-year-old man who weighs 400 pounds with a little girl, it just makes you sick." 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. Bolkovac was to work alongside officers from dozens of countries under the umbrella of DynCorp, a defense contractor financed by the United States government. Hirtz is the guy who would take new employees to the brothels and set them up so he got his women free. Women are sold hourly, nightly or permanently." In fact, there was this one guy who had to be 60 years old who had a girl who couldn't have been 14. [12][13] The company held one contract on every round of competition since receiving the first Contract Field Teams contract in 1951. Kady, Martin, II, "DynCorp Rallies the Troops to Keep Up with the Demand,", Lemke, Tim, "DynCorp Could Gain More Business from Defense,", McCance, McGregor, "Initiative Helps Keep Computing Systems Updated in Virginia,", Wakeman, Nick, "DynCorp Revs Up 'Horsepower' in Gov't Market,", Wreden, Nick, "Unblinking Customer Focus,", This page was last edited on 5 November 2022, at 20:28. to begin a three-year U.S. Air Force contract with DynCorp as an aircraft-maintenance technician for Apache and Blackhawk helicopters. The authorities are barely attempting to crack down on the practice as "un-Islamic and immoral acts" but many doubt it would be effective since many of the men are powerful and well-armed former commanders. [53], DynCorp provides aircraft maintenance, fleet testing and evaluation for rotary, fixed, "lighter-than-air", and unmanned aircraft. The ironic part was that Jack Lew, Hillarys right hand, was appointed to look into the case. [42] They have also provided air operations support in Iraq, including search and rescue, medical evacuations, and transporting quick reaction forces. [76] It also provides linguist operations, including language training, translation specialists recruiting, and field translation support for the U.S. armed forces. 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. [19] In the 30 years since the foundation of CEA, Dynalectron had acquired 19 companies in 30 years, had assets of $88 million, maintained a backlog of $250 million, employed 7,000, and had annual sales of $300 million. Finally, there is the recently renamed PMC trade group, International Stability Operations Association, which has long had DynCorp as a member. What he wanted to talk about most was how I am going to fix the maintenance problems here and how the investigation is going to impact our ability to fix his airplanes." [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. [70][71] In Latin America DI Development implemented anti-corruption, transparency, and accountability programs in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Panama, and provided democracy and governance initiatives in Mexico, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic. Johnston reports that he had been in Bosnia only a few days when he became aware of misbehavior in which many of his DynCorp colleagues were involved. She wins the suit but says she's still blacklisted. Kelly Patricia O'Meara is an investigative reporter for Insight. One would hope that these people wouldn't need to be told that they can't buy women, but you have to start off by laying the ground rules. DynCorp responds by firing Bolkovac, who returns to the U.S. and files a wrongful termination case. On the other hand, the conduct of the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A) is disciplined. "[29], With the reductions in military spending in the 1990s, DynCorp expanded their focus to the growing tech market. The Facts:Retired Army Maj. Gen. James Grazioplene has been given 20 years Middle-aged men having sex with 12- to 15-year-olds was too much for BenJohnston, a hulking 6-foot-5-inch Texan, and more than a year ago he blewthe whistle on his employer, DynCorp, a U.S. contracting company doingbusiness in Bosnia. Sale to CSC, IPO, and purchase by Cerberus Capital (2003-2020), Jones, William H. (July 12, 1978). The mix of drunkenness and working on multimillion-dollar aircraft upon which the lives of U.S. military personnel depended was a serious enough issue, but Johnston drew the line when it came to buying young girls and women as sex slaves. But wait, what about that recently signed International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers that was signed in Geneva last month to much fanfare. He suggested that the U.S. establish and independent commission to review the mentor situation, an idea he said Ambassador Eikenberry had first raised. [84] In April 2012 DynCorp International was awarded a contract with the U.S. Navy to provide facility support services for personnel from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion unit Timor-Leste, including living quarters, internet and telephone services, bathroom facilities, laundry services, kitchen facilities, vehicle/driver/language support, procurement services, warehousing and other services. 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