Cheers!
Posted on 09/28/2009 11:51:20 PM PDT by ebiskit
BILLINGS - American Police Force officials showed up in Mercedes SUV's that had "Hardin Police" stenciled on the vehicles. The twist, the city of Hardin doesn't have a police department. Two Rivers Authority officials say having APF patrol the streets was never part of their agenda. "I have no idea. I really don't because that's not been a part of any of the discussions we've had with any of them," said Two Rivers Authority's Al Peterson. As it stands now the Big Horn County Sheriff's Department is contracted to patrol the city and APF has no jurisdiction. If that was changed Peterson says it would have to go through the city council. As for the jail contract with APF, both sides are yet to agree to a deal as bondholders rejected it again on Thursday morning. "It's a complicated issue there are a lot of tax laws to work through we were hoping to get it by Tuesday night now we're hoping to get it by Friday night," said Peterson. Officials say the contract only deals with the detention facility and a police training center. There's no mention of a homeless shelter, animal shelter, or any services for the area. "That was never in the contract to begin with. I think it was on a wish list of what Captain Michael wanted to do here," said Peterson. American Police Force officials plan to stay in the area for the next month.
From This_far ‘s link it must be rite on the edge of the Res. ,,,
JMHO : The Crow seem to want to annex the land that the
Taxpayers paid for,,,(from This_far ‘s link),,,
The tribe would get the $$ instead of the Taxpayers(city),,,
The Crow must have put up some $$$ for the APF to do this!
The APF didn’t roll in there for Free!,,,
Gotta be a Land Grab by the Crow tribe...Follow The $$$...
Mea culpa. I did not read that full link, it was intended for back ground. This has been in the news here for months, albeit third page.
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You dun a Fine job my FRiend...;0)
What Is American Police Force?
http://cryptogon.com/?p=10995
September 14th, 2009
defenseproductsolutions.com is hosted on the same IP (97.74.186.121) as americanpolicegroup.com. Both sites feature the same logo. Click on the Catalog link on defenseproductsolutions.com and say ‘hello’ to Edward Angelino.
Other business names associated with him: Allied Defense Systems, Inc. (allieddefensesystems.com) and Defense Consulting Group, Inc. There are almost certainly many more. I only spent ten minutes on this.
I looked through a couple of the sites that use the same template and noticed this:
allieddefensesystems.com/aboutus.htm:
Founded in 1990, ADS and its veteran team have serviced a variety of contracts under extreme conditions in the Middle East. Our projects have ranged from base camp construction operations to supplying world-class military vehicles. In the midst of international tensions, ADS will perform.
defenseproductsolutions.com/aboutus.htm:
Founded in 2004, DPS and its veteran team have serviced a variety of contracts under extreme conditions in the Middle East. Our projects have ranged from base camp construction operations to supplying world-class military vehicles. In the midst of international tensions, DPS will perform.
HAHA.
Searching eangelino@aol.com will bring up more links for anyone who’s interested in unraveling these antics. Oh yeah! Do you have a, “2002 Lamborghini Murcielago tail winng or spoliler”[sic]? You might have a buyer. Guess who? Yep, that’s right.
There are many addresses, phone and fax numbers associated with all of this. I’m not sure why the Associated Press and others haven’t made these connections, but it’s all available on Google.
Via: AP:
The Two Rivers Detention Center was promoted as the largest economic development project in decades in the small town of Hardin when the jail was built two years ago. But it has been vacant ever since.
City officials have searched from Vermont to Alaska for inmate contracts to fill the jail, only to be turned down at every turn and see the bonds that financed its construction fall into default. They even floated the idea of housing prisoners from Guantanamo Bay at the jail.
So when Hardin officials announced this week that they had signed a deal with a California company to fill the empty jail, it was naturally a cause for celebration. Town officials talked about throwing a party to mark the occasion, their dreams of economic salvation a step closer to being realized.
But questions are emerging over the legitimacy of the company, American Police Force.
Government contract databases show no record of the company. Security industry representatives and federal officials said they had never heard of it. On its Web site, the company lists as its headquarters a building in Washington near the White House that holds “virtual offices.” A spokeswoman for the building said American Police Force never completed its application to use the address.
And it’s unclear where the company will get the inmates for the jail. Montana says it’s not sending inmates to the jail, and neither are federal officials in the state.
An attorney for American Police Force, Maziar Mafi, describes the Santa Ana, Calif., company as a fledgling spin-off of a major security firm founded in 1984. But Mafi declined to name the parent firm or provide details on how the company will finance its jail operations.
“It will gradually be more clear as things go along,” said Mafi, a personal injury and medical malpractice lawyer in Santa Ana who was only hired by American Police Force a month ago. “The nature of this entity is private security and for security purposes, as well as for the interest of their clientele, that’s why they prefer not to be upfront.”
On its elaborate Web site and in interviews with company representatives, American Police Force claims to sell assault rifles and other weapons in Afghanistan on behalf of the U.S. military while providing security, investigative work and other services to clients “in all 50 states and most countries.”
The company also boasts to have “rapid response units awaiting our orders worldwide” and that it can field a battalion-sized team of special forces soldiers “within 72 hours.”
Representatives of American Police Force said the company presently employs at least 16 and as many as 28 people in the United States and 1,600 contractors worldwide.
“APF plays a critical role in helping the U.S. government meet vital homeland security and national defense needs,” the company says on its Web site. “Within the last 5 years the United States has been far and away our” number 1 client.
However, an Associated Press search of two comprehensive federal government contractor databases turned up no record of American Police Force.
Representatives of security trade groups said they had never heard of American Police Force, although they added secrecy was prevalent in the industry and it was possible the company had avoided the public limelight.
“They’re really invisible,” said Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel for the Professional Services Council. The group’s members include major security contractors Triple Canopy, DynCorp and Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide.
“Even a single unclassified contract in the last couple of years should show up” in the federal database, Chvotkin added.
Spokesmen for the State Department and Defense Department said they could not immediately find any records of contracts with the company. The city has not released a copy of its agreement with American Police Force. But the deal as announced would be a sweet one for Hardin, a depressed rural town of 3,500 about 45 miles east of Billings.
The company is pledging to fill the 464-bed facility by early next year.
Hardin officials say the first payment on the contract is due Feb. 1 — regardless of whether any prisoners are in place. The city’s economic development authority would get enough money to pay off the bondholders and receive $5 per prison a day.
American Police Force also is promising to invest $30 million in new projects for the city, including a military and law enforcement training center with a 250-bed dormitory and an expansion of the jail to 2,000 beds. The company says it will build a homeless shelter, offer free health care for city residents and even deliver meals to the needy.
Where the prisoners would come from is unclear. City officials said California was the most likely possibility, but a spokesman for that state’s corrections system said there was no truth to the claim.
Federal prisoners also were mentioned by both American Police Force and the city. U.S. Marshal Dwight MacKay in Billings said he would have been notified if such a plan was pending.
“There’s skepticism over whether this is a real thing,” MacKay said.
Hardin officials said they were approached by American Police Force about six months ago, soon after the city made international news in its quest to become “America’s Gitmo.” American Police Force incorporated around the same time.
Albert Peterson, the city’s school superintendent and vice president of the authority that built the jail, said the city was “guaranteed” the contract would be upheld.
“There’s never a question in my mind after I’ve done my homework. It’s legit,” Peterson said of American Police Force. “We believe in each other.”
The contract was still being reviewed by the city attorney, he said.
Peterson refused to answer when asked if he knew the name of American Police Force’s parent firm. He said news coverage of the city’s political tussles with the administration of Gov. Brian Schweitzer had left him suspicious of the press. The administration brought a court challenge over whether Hardin could take out-of-state inmates at the jail.
“If you’re looking for the source of the money, you’re not going to find it from me,” Peterson said.
A member of the Texas consortium that developed the jail, Mike Harling, said he had “every reason to believe they’ll be successful.”
Mafi, the American Police Force attorney, said his company intends to reverse Hardin’s recent problems with the jail and give the town an economic boost.
In Santa Ana, American Police Force occupies a single suite on the second floor of a two-story office building. During a visit to the location Thursday, a reporter for The Associated Press encountered a uniformed man behind a desk who would identify himself only as “Captain Michael.”
The man declined to discuss basic details about the company and referred the reporter to the company’s Web site. In a subsequent phone interview, he provided his surname but insisted it not be used because of security concerns. The man said he was a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Montenegro with decades of experience in military and law enforcement operations.
The man said his boss is a retired U.S. Army colonel named Richard Culver who is currently overseas. Culver’s role with the company could not be immediately verified.
The company claim of a headquarters address is just up the street from the White House.
The K Street building houses “virtual offices,” where clients pay to use the prestigious Pennsylvania Avenue address and gain access to onsite conference rooms but have no permanent presence.
“It lets small businesses get started up and have a professional front and not have a lot of a cash to do it,” said Ashley Korner with Preferred Offices, which leases the location.
She said American Police Force’s application to use the address was pending, but incomplete.
I think the link you are ref to is one I provided for back ground for the jail. I regret doing so. The town, TOWN, decided to build the prison in order to bring revenue.
Believe it or not, the town is not funded by the Crow Tribe. Yes, they would have jobs if the jail was used as it was intended. They need jobs, like any of us.
I’ll try to be cautious (and not ‘community activist’...) when I say that this town (white man... I hate to have to say that), believed that the jail would provide jobs and would then reduce crime.
I really don’t want to get into that. I will say that I found some comments offensive about the town/people, without anyone knowing of the area/situation. I understand some puns on the board but they are not applicable in this thread.
As I previously posted, the jail was denied by the state of MT. This current occupant will enlarge the facility by perhaps 2/3 again. That will mean jobs for many here.
WHY? I don’t know. From what I’ve read and seen on the news, it is NOT for detainees.
Personally, I was going to ask Sen Baucus if he would use it for those who would refuse to sign up for mandatory health care. He didn’t come to my town.
No, AFP didn’t come in for free. The Crow tribe didn’t build the facility either. The town of Hardin is getting the money. What the “non whites” receive, I don’t know, hopefully jobs.
with respect, TF
Hardin officials said THEY were approached by American Police Force about six months ago, soon after the city made international news in its quest to become “America’s Gitmo.” American Police Force incorporated around the same time.
Thank you, much. I've also replied to another of yours.... I trust that you receive that with the same open mind.
Nuclear/Biological/Chemical normally just refers to the protective equipment used to prevent some/all damage or injuries caused. Not weapons. At least that’s what we used in the marines. just the big rubber suits and boots and what not.
Yes, I believe I posted such. The Town Mayor said that if the idle jail had not made national news, this deal would not have been made.
The Mayor, on TV news, thanked the Governor for NOT utilizing the facility since this new deal will gain the town 3 times their previous asking price. They will be able to pay off the bonds (almost/ or in default?) will also be expanding the facility and providing more jobs.
I, as you/all will of course be watching what the intended purpose of the new lessors will be.
Makes for a FAR better acronym, as in WTF?
Cheers!
Cheers!
““They’re really invisible,” said Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel for the Professional Services Council. The group’s members include major security contractors Triple Canopy, DynCorp and Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide.”
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Great catch,,,They ain’t Invisible no more!,,,
Ya’ just lit’em up!...Good Shootin’...;0)
bump
RE X 2 : Jobs are always good for folks in a small place
like that,,,
MestaMachine’s post just upthread makes me wonder if there
will be any jobs for the locals,,,
Both of ya’ll have done a great job providing info,,,
(hat tip)...;0)
They also run er sell weapons (international sales only).
MestaMachine’s post just upthread makes me wonder if there will be any jobs for the locals
Trying to stay within guidelines...(factual as read/recall, non PC)
One of the reasons (as I recall) that the town wanted to have the jail was to provide jobs for the locals. Training would be provided. Ancillary business/jobs would open, stay open.
Business owners were having problems with customers/tourists shying away due to ... people hanging around their shop entrances.
Please realize, towns here may be very small. Typical of our thoughts of Mayberry RFD, but western main street. It might only be a single street. You can imagine the job prospects, service only if that. Manufacturing is nil.
Again, Thank you both/all for your time and consideration
I’m thinking that the thought of ‘Gitmo’ detainees residing there is not sitting well with people in that area of Montana? Please keep us updated. Very interesting. Thx again.
BTTT
Anymore info about this?
I have been posting all the relevant information I can find on this story here http://unconstrainedtruth.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/montana-town-taken-over-by-national-civilian-security-force/, including the cache from the scrubbed website and screen shots. I hope this helps, sorry I am trying to keep on top of this on there which is why I am just providing the link.
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