Posted on 10/21/2025 6:56:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
Investigative journalist James O’Keefe posted his latest undercover video report to 𝕏 Monday, exposing a fraudulent scheme where firms are reportedly ripping off taxpayers to the tune of around $100 billion.
https://x.com/JamesOKeefeIII/status/1980344367014429114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1980344367014429114%7Ctwgr%5Ea7b4e89b38fb543b04f961523d4fa0cef11fef49%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infowars.com%2Fposts%2Fjames-okeefe-exposes-massive-100-billion-federal-contracting-scam-in-latest-undercover-video
Hilariously hiding his identity with a cheap wig and eyeglasses, O’Keefe filmed a meeting he had with the director of contracts for ATI Government Solutions where the scam was openly discussed during a meal.
O’Keefe explained the Biden administration’s 8(a) SBA Program is being exploited by shell companies that receive lucrative no-bid government contracts for being Native American-owned, collect around 65% of the money and pass along the work to subcontractors, which are paid using the remaining 35%.
During the meeting, ATI Government Solutions Contract Manager Melayne Cromwell admitted to passing through government-contracted work to companies that would typically be unable to obtain the jobs.
Cromwell even acknowledged the fraudulent scheme should be kept “secret” and that it shouldn’t be publicly known that her company has subcontractors do “about 80% of the work.”
An O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) journalist also spoke with the Tribal Chairman of a Native American tribe that “owns” companies as a front so they can receive the government contracts in exchange for a percentage of the taxpayer money the businesses receive when they’re given the no-bid jobs.
Of course, the tribe doesn’t actually do any of the work.
“We have the ability to get the contracts, and that’s probably the most important thing,” Susanville Indian Rancheria Tribal Chairman Arian Hart said.
OMG will be releasing footage of O’Keefe revealing to Cromwell that she was part of an undercover investigation later this week, as well as a second sting operation video featuring another ATI Government Solutions employee.
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Chief Bad Egg wets his beak ?
This is true and it was going on before Biden, all the way back to Bush at least. I've spoken to native people in Hawaii who run such companies as figureheads, while a large firm does all the work.
Where is AG Bondi?
What’s that 3% of the budget?
“”” I’ve spoken to native people in Hawaii who run such companies as figureheads, while a large firm does all the work. “””
Yeah, nothing new or shocking about this. I was in construction all my life. This sort of thing has been going on forever.
“We have the ability to get the contracts, and that’s probably the most important thing,” Susanville Indian Rancheria Tribal Chairman Arian Hart said.
Doing her nails?...................
We,, how many 3^ might be out thetre enriching others?
Well, how many 3>% might be out thetre enriching others, whp su[[prt Democrats & subversives?
“I’ve spoken to native people in Hawaii who run such companies as figureheads, while a large firm does all the work.”
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Yep, you’re correct about this as well as noting that it has been going on a long time. This shell company scheme (with large companies) benefits the 8(a) by having a qualified “sub” do most of the work so as to get good post-contract reviews, and therefore qualify for more no-compete contracts. Congress knows this goes on but never does anything about it.
>Where is AG Bondi?
You mean Kash/Bongino...She can’t just charge anything she wants w/o the investigation ‘findings’ from the FBI+
Not that she’d do a GD thing w/ the findings to begin, but, still...
The two main culprits are Alaska and Hawaii. Obviously the congressional contingent of both states are involved and aware. You can follow that trail to see that both parties are behind this (or rather, uniparty).
This has been going on for decades at least.
During the Great Recession the lumber business went in the tank. Housing starts dropped to 480K in January of 2009.
They are currently 1.2MM. My income as a lumber broker fell by 50%.
I started poking around to sell the Federal Government lumber. They were buying it to go to Iraq and Afghanistan via Kuwait and Germany.
All the lumber was coming from European mills that had all made arrangements to get Grade Stamps from grading agency out of the USA.
What I found out was almost all the lumber was being sold to the them by two companies. One was operated under the ownership of an Asian woman who’s husband used to work for a sister company of mine. The other company was owned by a Native American woman out of SD. These were just a way to get a foot up on other trading companies. Having a Minority Woman owned company gave you a higher ranking on the scale with a US federal government Purchasing Agent.
Another consideration in awarding bids was whether they had purchased from you prior. So, once you were in with the Feds you were golden. Unfortunately, I am not a woman or a minority. My company is not under that ownership either. So, after discovering these criteria I gave up on selling the US government.
I would add to your comments that management is so poor with the fed government, it is just easier to deal with one or two contractors for their jobs.
The Government would rather deal with 10 farmers than 100 farmers, their job is easier.
As well as the DC area. Its the Swamp don’t you know.
James once again showing that pimping ain’t easy.
In front of her dresser.
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