GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Three Somalis Plead Guilty to Charges Relating to Piracy of Quest


ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: FBI

20May2011 8:15pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: NORFOLK, VA—Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali, a/k/a Sanadaaq, 32; Mohamud Salad Ali, a/k/a Juguuf, 35; and Ali Abdi Mohamed, a/k/a Basher, 30, all of Somalia, pled guilty today in Norfolk federal court to acts of piracy and hostage-taking against the S/V Quest, which resulted in the murder of United States citizens Scott Underwood Adam, Jean Savage Adam, Phyllis Patricia Macay, and Robert Campbell Riggle.

Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Janice K. Fedarcyk, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s New York Field Office; Alex J. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office; and Mark Russ, Special Agent in Charge of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Norfolk, made the announcement after the pleas were accepted by United States District Judge Mark S. Davis.

“These men have admitted to pirating an American yacht and holding four U.S. citizens hostage at gunpoint for ransom. Tragically, their piracy led to the execution of the four American hostages,” said U.S. Attorney MacBride. “Piracy is big business in Somalia, and today pirates got another reminder of the tremendous cost of participating in this criminal venture. If you pirate an American ship, you will be caught and you’ll face severe consequences in an American courtroom.”

FBI Assistant Director in Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk stated: “Today’s pleas are a crucial step in the judicial process. Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali and Mohamud Salad Ali, the leaders of these violent pirates, were armed hijackers who directed their subordinates to take hostages and seize the Quest, resulting in the death of four innocent Americans. Ali Abdi Mohamed fired a rocket propelled grenade at a U.S. Navy vessel. Modern piracy isn’t swordplay and derring-do; it’s armed robbery and cold-blooded murder at sea. The FBI remains determined to see pirates brought to justice.”

Today, Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali and Mohamud Salad Ali, both of whom acknowledged in connection with their pleas that they served as leaders of the piracy operation, pled guilty to piracy under the law of nations and hostage-taking resulting in death. The charges each carry a mandatory life sentence.

Ali Abdi Mohamed, who acknowledged in connection with his plea that he fired a rocket propelled grenade in the course of the crime, pled guilty to piracy under the law of nations. The charge carries a mandatory life sentence.

All three defendants warranted in their plea agreements that they played no role in the murder of the four United States citizens.

Sentencing for Mohamud Hirs Issa Ali is scheduled for September 6, 2011. Mohamud Salad Ali is scheduled to be sentenced on August 18, 2011, and sentencing for Ali Abdi Mohamed is scheduled for August 22, 2011.

The investigation of the case is being conducted by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

The prosecution in the Eastern District of Virginia is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Benjamin L. Hatch, Joseph DePadilla, and Brian J. Samuels, from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Trial Attorney Paul Casey from the Department of Justice’s National Security Division.

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Texas Man Guilty of Attempted Carjacking of Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent, Other Crimes


ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: FBI

20May2011 8:13pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: McALLEN, TX—Jose Antonio Armendariz, 27, last known to reside in Penitas, Texas, has been found guilty of all 12 counts charged against him in relation to the 2006 hostage-taking of a local rancher, two 2006 carjackings, and the 2009 attempted carjacking of an off-duty Border Patrol (BP) agent, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today.

Yesterday, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a federal jury returned its verdict after approximately three hours of deliberation, finding Armendariz guilty of one count of attempted carjacking, two counts of carjacking, one count of conspiracy to commit carjacking, three counts of conspiracy to use or carry a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, three counts of using and carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, one count of conspiracy to commit hostage taking, and one count of hostage taking.

Armendariz, aka “El Commandante,” was originally set to begin trial on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. However, on the eve of trial, he elected to plead guilty instead to attempted carjacking. Later, he withdrew his plea and opted to go to trial.

During the eight-day trial, the jury heard testimony from multiple cooperators, federal agents, local law enforcement officers, and the four victims of the offenses of which Armendariz was convicted. The evidence showed, among other things, that Armendariz masterminded the hostage-taking of a local rancher in November 2006. In preparation for the commission of the hostage-taking, Armendariz and four accomplices carjacked two vehicles during which Armendariz’s accomplices threatened the victims with a firearm. Shortly after the second carjacking, four of Armendariz’s accomplices took a local rancher at gunpoint and Armendariz negotiated the $200,000 ransom that was eventually paid by the rancher’s family.

The jury also heard testimony of Armendariz’s involvement in the 2009 attempted carjacking of an off-duty Border Patrol agent. The evidence showed that Armendariz and at least seven accomplices planned to steal a vehicle at gunpoint that supposedly had a large amount of cash concealed within. According to the record of the case, on June 23, 2009, Claudia Elena Gomez Aguilar, 28, of Tamaulipas, Mexico, a card reader and Santisima Muerte worshipper, was contacted by a drug money courier who asked Gomez to pray for her as she traveled from Michigan to the Rio Grande Valley with a large sum of money. Instead, Gomez told De La Rosa and Juan Vite Martinez, 40, of Hidalgo, Mexico, about the trip and asked if they knew anyone willing to rob the courier and split the money with her. Martinez offered the name of “El Commandante.”

Armendariz was tasked with scouting U.S. Highway 281 to look out for the vehicle. However, they identified and attempted to steal the wrong vehicle. This vehicle actually belonged to an off-duty Border Patrol agent who was traveling with his young daughter. The agent and daughter were able to escape, but not before one of the assailants fired a shot that struck the agent’s vehicle. Both the agent and his daughter were unharmed.

In its verdict yesterday, the jury also found Armendariz used a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, that is, that a firearm was brandished in the 2006 carjackings and that a firearm was discharged during the 2009 attempted carjacking. With these findings, Armendariz now faces a maximum punishment of life imprisonment at his sentencing, which is set for July 26, 2011, as well as a fine of up to $250,000. Armendariz has been in federal custody since his January 2010 arrest where he will remain pending his sentencing hearing.

Nieves Rogelio Ramirez, 27, of Sullivan City, Texas; Jose Concepcion Hernandez, aka “El Mazapan,” 31, of Edinburg, Texas; along with Gomez and Martinez pleaded guilty last year to the attempted carjacking as well as the related firearm charge, while Maria Teresa De La Rosa, 28, of McAllen, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking. Each remains in custody without bond pending sentencing. Also charged and convicted are Jose Wenceslado Mejia, 20, of Rio Grande City, Texas, and Dagoberto Navarro Pompa, 26, of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Mejia and Pompa have been sentenced to 150 and 180 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in the attempted carjacking.

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: DoD Contracts for May 20th, 2011


ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: DOD

20May2011 8:10pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:

CONTRACTS

NAVY

            Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis., is being awarded $125,065,919 for fixed-price delivery order #0117 under their existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (M67854-06-D-5028).  This delivery order is issued against exercised priced options for the purchase of 232 logistic vehicle system replacement (LVSR) production tractor vehicles; 68 LVSR production wrecker vehicles; 300 Roxtec pass through panels; 300 power distribution boxes; 300 Pioneer tool brackets; 300 slave valve caution data plates; preparation for the installation of government furnished equipment for 300 vehicles; shipping for 300 vehicles; and applicable federal retail excise tax.  Work and all the production will be performed in Oshkosh, Wis., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2012.  The contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Marine Corps System Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

            Canadian Commercial Corp., General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada, Ontario, Canada, is being awarded a $42,239,322 firm-fixed-priced modification under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5028) for the labor and materials for packaging and kitting of 51 separate engineering change proposal (ECP) vehicle upgrade kits into one individual kit.  These kits will be delivered to Kuwait and installed on RG-31 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.  There will be 691 individual kits prepared.  This procurement also includes the packaging and kitting of seven ECP kits for installation on 350 delivery order #0003 variant MRAP vehicles.  Work will be performed in Johnannesburg, South Africa, and is expected to be completed no later than May 31, 2012.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.

            SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC, Oklahoma City, Okla., is being awarded maximum $7,500,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for complete architect and engineering services in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Southeast area of responsibility (AOR).  Task order #0001 is being awarded at $180,516 for the repair by replacement of Chief of Naval Air Training Headquarters Building 1 at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas.  Work for this task order is expected to be completed by December 2011.  All work will be performed at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities and other government facilities within the NAVFAC Southeast AOR including, but not limited to:  Louisiana (30 percent), Mississippi (30 percent), Alabama (15 percent), Florida (15 percent), and Texas (10 percent).  Work is expected to be completed by May 2016.  Contract funds in the amount of $180,516 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website, with 23 proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southeast, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity (N69450-11-D-0071).

ARMY

            KDH Defense Systems, Eden, N.C., was awarded on May 17 a $34,349,045 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 60,343 improved outer tactical vests, universal camouflage pattern.  Work will be performed in Eden, N.C., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 30, 2012.  Eight bids were solicited, with five bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-09-D-0049).

            RQ Construction, Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., was awarded on May 18 a $29,886,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of a General Instruction Building at Presidio of Monterey, Calif.  Work will be performed in Presidio of Monterey, Calif., with an estimated completion date of May 24, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 12 bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, Calif., is the contracting activity (W91238-11-C-0005).

            ECC International, LLC, Virginia Beach, Va., was awarded on May 17 a $29,842,615 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of the 209th Corps Garrison Group A located in Camp Shaheen, Maser-e-Sharif Balkh Province, Afghanistan.  Work will be performed in Camp Shaheen, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of June 11, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with six bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-11-C-4015).

            Protective Products Enterprises, Sunrise, Fla., was awarded on May 17 a $26,865,600 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 48,000 improved outer tactical vests in Operation Enduring Freedom camouflage pattern.  Work will be performed in Sunrise, Fla., with an estimated completion date of Feb. 1, 2012.  Eight bids were solicited, with five bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-10-D-0010).

            Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., was awarded on May 17 a $20,501,986 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 18,005 Generation III extreme cold weather clothing system kits.  Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Va.; Nashville, Tenn.; Belmont, Maine; Rio Rico, Ariz.; Lansing, Mich.; Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; Elk Rapids, Mich.; Tullahoma, Tenn.; Lexington, Ky.; Caguas, Puerto Rico; Boston, Mass.; and Newport, R.I., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 20, 2011.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Natick, Mass., is the contracting activity (W911QY-07-D-0003).

            Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., was awarded on May 18 a $17,099,999 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 5,800 fire-resistant environmental ensemble systems.  Work will be performed in Virginia Beach, Va., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2011.  One bid was solicited with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91CRB-07-D-0033).

            TEPA EC, LLC, Colorado Springs, Colo., was awarded on May 19 a $14,407,470 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of an Echelon Above Brigade Complex, Company Operations Facility, Fort Carson, Colo.  Work will be performed in Fort Carson, Colo., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 6, 2012.  Four bids were solicited, with four bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Neb., is the contracting activity (W912HN-08-D-0022).

            M.A. Mortenson, Minneapolis, Minn., was awarded on May 19 an $11,924,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of an Echelon Above Brigade Complex, Brigade Headquarters, Fort Carson, Colo.  Work will be performed in Fort Carson, Colo., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 14, 2012.  Four bids were solicited, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Neb., is the contracting activity (W912HN-08-D-0035).

            McTech Corp., Kansas City, Mo., was awarded on May 18 a $10,563,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.  The award will provide for the construction of a Mobility Enhancement Brigade Headquarters building, including site work, roads and utilities.  Work will be performed in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 15, 2012.  Four bids were solicited, with four bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912HN-08-D-0026).

            General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, Calif., was awarded on May 19 an $8,930,823 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of additional spare hardware support for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle contract logistics support.  Work will be performed in Poway, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 18, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-09-C-0153).

            TMG Services, Inc., Kansas City, Mo., was awarded on May 18 a $6,615,899 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of a 20,000-square foot addition to the existing chemical, radiological and nuclear facility at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.  Work will be performed in Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 23, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 13 bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912DQ-11-C-4008).

            M.A. Mortenson, Minneapolis, Minn., was awarded on May 19 a $6,529,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of an Echelon Above Brigade Complex, Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility, Fort Carson, Colo.  Work will be performed in Fort Carson, Colo., with an estimated completion date of March 6, 2013.  Five bids were solicited, with four bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Neb., is the contracting activity (W912HN-09-D-0030).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

            AAR Services, Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla., was awarded a requirements-type, fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $20,365,097 for jet fuel.  Other location of performance is Will Rogers World Airport, Okla.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.  The date of performance completion is March 31, 2015.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0139).

            Altec Industries, Inc., Birmingham, Ala., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, delivery order contract with a maximum $13,550,000 for telescopic truck cranes.  Other location of performance is Virginia.  Using service is Army.  The date of performance completion is March 27, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM500-04-D-0090-0111).

            Produce Source Partners*, Newport News, Va., was issued a modification exercising the second option year on the current contract SPM300-08-D-P037/P00009.  Award is a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $8,100,000 for full-line fresh fruit and vegetable support.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.  The date of performance completion is Nov. 20, 2012.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity.

            Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $6,600,679 for rotary wing blades.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Army.  The date of performance completion is Feb. 28, 2014.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-G-0003 ZB67).

            Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Hurst, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $5,581,139 for main tran case assemblies.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Army.  The date of performance completion is May 31, 2017.  The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-06-G-0003 ZB66).

            ConocoPhillips Co., Bartlesville, Okla., was awarded on May 19 a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, with a maximum $71,075,653 for jet fuel.  Other locations of performance are Ponca City, Okla.; Commerce City, Colo.; Wichita, Kansas; and Oklahoma City, Okla.  Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy.  The date of performance completion is Oct. 31, 2011.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-10-D-0499).

*Small business

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Insurance Broker and Housing Authority Director Charged in New Jersey with Election Fraud

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: FBI

19May2011 6:31pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:  NEWARK, NJ—A Newark federal grand jury has indicted Francis X. Gartland, an insurance broker, and Thomas J. O'Leary, the executive director of the South Amboy Housing Authority, for alleged federal election fraud, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. The six-count indictment, returned by the grand jury on May 17, 2011, and unsealed today, variously charges Gartland, 70, of Baltimore, Md., and O'Leary, 49, of South Amboy, N.J., with conspiracy to defraud the United States, violations of federal elections laws, and causing false statements to be submitted to the Federal Election Commission in connection with the 2006 Democratic primary campaign of Joseph Vas for United States Congress in New Jersey's 13th District.

O'Leary surrendered this morning to special agents of the FBI and is scheduled to appear this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Falk in Newark federal court. Gartland, who was separately charged in December 2010 for, among other things, allegedly participating in a bribery and kickback scheme and evading federal income taxes, is currently out on a $1 million bond in connection with those charges. An arraignment for both defendants will be scheduled before the U.S. District Judge assigned to the case.

According to the indictment unsealed today:

Gartland and O'Leary allegedly participated in a scheme to use "straw" or "conduit" contributors to funnel contributions to the Vas congressional campaign. Vas, the former mayor of Perth Amboy and New Jersey state assemblyman, and Melvin Ramos, Vas' former mayoral aide and the treasurer of Vas' campaign, were convicted on October 8, 2010, following a jury trial, of charges of mail fraud, fraud and misapplication of funds, false statements, and federal election crimes. Vas and Ramos were sentenced to 78 and 37 months in prison, respectively, by U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton on April 12, 2011. In addition to the prison terms, Judge Wigenton sentenced Vas and Ramos to three years of supervised release and ordered them to pay $90,000 in restitution to Perth Amboy. Vas was also ordered to pay a $73,200 fine.

The indictment charging Gartland and O'Leary alleges that during the 2005-2006 election cycle, the defendants recruited 15 straw contributors to contribute between $2,000 and $2,100 each to Vas' federal campaign committee. Gartland and O'Leary allegedly funded the straw contributions by reimbursing each of the contributors by cash or check. Straw contributions are prohibited by the Federal Election Campaign Act.

The charges in the Indictment and maximum potential penalties per count are as follows:

Count(s) Charged Defendant(s) Maximum Potential Penalty
1– conspiracy to defraud the United States O'Leary, Gartland Five years in prison; $250,000 fine, or twice the aggregate gain or loss
2 – making contributions to a federal candidate in the names of others (more than $10,000 in a calendar year) Gartland Two years in prison; fine of
not less than 300 percent and
not more than the greater of
$50,000 or 1,000 percent of
the amount involved in the
violation
3 – making contributions to a federal candidate in the names of others O'Leary One year in prison; $100,000 fine
4,5 – causing false statements to the Federal Election Commission Gartland Five years in prison; $250,000 fine, or twice the aggregate gain or loss
6 – causing false statements to the Federal Election Commission O'Leary Five years in prison; $250,000 fine, or twice the aggregate gain or loss

U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Michael B. Ward, with the investigation leading to the Indictment.

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Two Georgia Residents Charged in Sex Trafficking Ring That Used Internet to Recruit Women

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: FBI

19May2011 6:28pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:   ATLANTA—SOLOMAN MANASSEH MUSTAFA, 37, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, and KALANDRA ANNETTE WALLACE, 24, of Jonesboro, Georgia have been indicted on federal charges relating to a sex trafficking ring operating in the Atlanta area. MUSTAFA was arraigned today before United States Magistrate Judge Christopher Hagy. An arraignment for WALLACE has not yet been scheduled. MUSTAFA and WALLACE face federal charges of sex trafficking, kidnapping, transporting women across state lines for prostitution, and document servitude. MUSTAFA also faces charges of receiving material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor, and of coercion and enticement of a minor for sexual activity. MUSTAFA and WALLACE were indicted by a federal grand jury on May 10, 2011.

United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said of the case, “Sex trafficking is unfortunately one of Atlanta’s most significant criminal problems. This case, like many, contains allegations of the defendants brutally assaulting women to force them into acts of prostitution in three states. While all of the victims managed to escape from the defendants, many were allegedly beaten, raped, handcuffed, and forced to snort cocaine by the defendant and his co-conspirator before they got away.”

Brian D. Lamkin, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Atlanta, said, “The FBI remains committed to working with our various law enforcement partners in combating human trafficking and bringing forward for prosecution those individuals that would exploit others for personal gain. Public awareness of these types of crimes are not enough. Public involvement in reporting these matters to the FBI or other law enforcement is needed in turning the tide in the eradicating the scourge that is human trafficking.”

According to the indictment and other information presented in court: MUSTAFA and co-defendant WALLACE allegedly recruited and enticed young women via advertisements on Internet sites such as Craigslist and Backpage with the goal of forcing them into prostitution in the Atlanta metropolitan area, Alabama, and North Carolina. MUSTAFA and WALLACE are charged with conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking for physically assaulting many of the women, preventing them from leaving hotels or apartments, and forcing them to engage in commercial sex acts.

Specifically, the indictment alleges that two victims were bound with duct tape and placed in a closet. These victims, still bound with duct tape, were ultimately taken against their will to Homewood, Alabama for the purpose of having sex with men. Two other victims were allegedly forced to have sex with men and turn all of the money earned over to MUSTAFA and WALLACE. MUSTAFA’s alleged violent behavior was the same with many of the victims: he or WALLACE would pretend to want to date the women, but, instead, MUSTAFA allegedly would rape them. According to the indictment, one victim had a gun pointed at her head and was ordered to remove her clothes and stand naked in a corner of the room. Other women were forced to inhale a white powdery substance that appeared to be cocaine. Two victims were allegedly handcuffed to the bed to keep them from leaving.

MUSTAFA is also charged with receiving child pornography and attempting to persuade a juvenile to have sex with him. MUSTAFA allegedly communicated via text messaging with a young girl whom he believed to be 14 years old. In those text messages, he instructed the juvenile to send him photos of herself. Once MUSTAFA saw the photos, he told the juvenile that she could be his sex slave and he went to the juvenile’s home to pick her up. The juvenile left her home by tying bed sheets together and climbing out the window. Fortunately, MUSTAFA let the young girl go in a subdivision close to her home.

The indictment alleges that MUSTAFA and WALLACE also took the identification of some of the victims. After one victim escaped, MUSTAFA and WALLACE kept her identification and used it to rent hotel rooms and a house.

The sex trafficking, kidnapping, and coercion of a minor charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. In determining the actual sentence, the court will consider the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which are not binding but provide appropriate sentencing ranges for most offenders.

Members of the public are reminded that the indictment only contains charges. The defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

If anyone has any information about this or any human trafficking case, they are encouraged to report that information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation at 404-679-9000.

This case is being investigated by special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the FBI’s Metro Atlanta Child Exploitation Task Force which includes the Atlanta Police Department, the Gwinnett County Police Department, the City of Marietta Police Department, and the Sandy Springs Police Department. Other departments that have assisted in the investigation are the Holly Springs Police Department, the DeKalb County Police Department, the Clayton County Police Department, and the Homewood, Alabama Police Department.

Assistant United States Attorneys Susan Coppedge and Nekia S. Hackworth are prosecuting the case.

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: CEO of Telecommunications Company Pleads Guilty in Foreign Bribery Conspiracy

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: FBI

19May2011 6:25pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:  WASHINGTON—Jorge Granados, the former chief executive officer of Miami-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to pay bribes to government officials in Honduras, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. To date, four former senior executives of LatiNode have pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay bribes to the Honduran officials.

Granados, 54, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard in U.S. District Court in Miami to conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

"Jorge Granados today admitted to authorizing illegal bribe payments to Honduran officials, and now he must pay for his crime," said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. "Foreign bribery undermines competition in the marketplace and weakens democratic institutions. CEOs and other corporate executives should know that now, more than ever, violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act will lead to criminal prosecution."

"Today's plea reflects the FBI's commitment to aggressively pursue individuals and businesses that engage in corruption around the globe," said Special Agent in Charge John V. Gillies of the FBI's Miami Field Office. "Those who elect to pay illegal bribes to further their business interests in the United States or abroad should know that they are not beyond the reach of the FBI. We will work with our law enforcement partners and prosecutors to bring these corrupt individuals to justice."

"Business executives should beware that paying bribes in foreign countries leads to prosecution in the United States," said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton. "Our Foreign Corruption Investigative group will continue to provide resources and support to our international partners in an effort to fight corrupt business practices.

According to court documents, LatiNode provided wholesale telecommunications services using Internet protocol technology to countries throughout the world, including Honduras. In December 2005, LatiNode learned that it was the sole winner of an "interconnection agreement" with Empresa Hondureña de Telecomunicaciones (Hondutel), the wholly state-owned telecommunications authority in Honduras. The agreement permitted LatiNode to use Hondutel's telecommunications lines in order to establish a network between Honduras and the United States, and to provide long distance services between the two countries.

According to court documents, Granados and other LatiNode executives, including Manuel Salvoch, the chief financial officer; Manuel Caceres, the vice president for business development; and Juan Pablo Vasquez, the chief commercial officer, agreed to a secret deal to pay bribes to Hondutel officials, including the general manager, a senior attorney for Hondutel, and a minister of the Honduran government who became a representative on the Hondutel board of directors. According to court documents, between September 2006 and June 2007, LatiNode executives paid more than $500,000 in bribes to the Honduran officials, concealing many of the payments by laundering the money through LatiNode subsidiaries in Guatemala and to accounts in Honduras controlled by the Honduran government officials. Granados admitted that he authorized bribe payments.

At sentencing, scheduled for Aug. 22, 2011, Granados faces up to five years in prison and a fine of the greater of $250,000, or twice the value gained or lost.

On April 7, 2009, LatiNode pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging the company with a criminal violation of the FCPA. As part of the plea agreement, LatiNode agreed to pay a $2 million fine. The resolution of the criminal investigation of LatiNode reflected, in large part, the actions of eLandia International Inc. in disclosing potential FCPA violations to the department after eLandia's acquisition of LatiNode in 2007 and discovery of the improper payments. Granados and Caceres were charged in a Dec. 14, 2010, indictment with violations of the FCPA and international money laundering. On Dec. 17, 2010, criminal informations were filed against Salvoch and Vasquez, charging them with conspiracy to violate the FCPA. Salvoch, Vasquez, and Caceres pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the FCPA on Jan. 12, 2011, Jan. 21, 2011, and May 18, 2011, respectively. The three defendants face prison sentences of up to five years.

The case is being prosecuted by Acting Senior Deputy for Litigation Jeffrey H. Knox and Trial Attorney Amanda Aikman of the Criminal Division's Fraud Section. Significant assistance was provided by Trial Attorney James M. Koukios. The case was investigated by the FBI's Miami Field Office and ICE Homeland Security Investigation's Foreign Corruption Investigations Group in Miami.

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: DoD Contracts May 18th, 2011

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: DOD

19March2011 6:15pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:

CONTRACTS

ARMY

            AM General, LLC, South Bend, Ind., was awarded on May 9 a $164,426,332 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of 763 various models of the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle for two foreign military sales to Afghanistan and Jordan.  Work will be performed in Mishawaka, Ind., with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-10-C-0405).

            Watterson Construction Co., Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded on May 10 a $67,814,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the design and construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar, rotary wing parking apron, and water storage pump house facility for the Aviation Task Force on Fort Wainwright, Alaska.  Work will be performed in Fairbanks, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of Aug. 20, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 11 bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, is the contracting activity (W911KB-11-C-0007).

            Kiewit Building Group, Inc., Omaha, Neb., was awarded on May 13 a $65,180,000 firm-fixed-price, award-fee contract.  The award will provide for the construction of a high-explosive pressing facility, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.  Work will be performed in Amarillo, Texas, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 1, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with nine bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, Okla., is the contracting activity (W912BV-11-C-0005).

            General Dynamics Lands System, Sterling Heights, Mich., was awarded on May 13 a $33,985,782 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.  The award will provide for the option of an existing contract to provide system technical support for the Abrams Tank Program.  Work will be performed in Sterling Heights, Mich., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 19, 2011.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., is the contracting activity (W56HZV-07-C-0046).

            Korte-Purcell, JV, St. Louis, Mo., was awarded on May 11 a $23,898,777 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the design and construction of the Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Complex, Phase I Barracks at Fort Richardson, Alaska.  Work will be performed in Anchorage, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 1, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with nine bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, is the contracting activity (W911KB-11-C-0021).

            Walbridge Overaa, JV, Detroit, Mich., was awarded on May 13 a $22,856,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the design and construction of an Army Reserve Center at Concord, Calif.  Work will be performed in Concord, Calif., with an estimated completion date of March 13, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 14 bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-11-C-0018).

            American Mechanical, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska, was awarded on May 10 a $16,341,855 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of standard design three-company with dispatch, fire station, at Fort Greely, Alaska.  Work will be performed in Fort Greely, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 15, 2013.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with nine bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, is the contracting activity (W911KB-11-C-0010).

            Armtec Defense Products Co., Coachella, Calif., was awarded on May 16 a $15,511,320 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the facilities, personnel, and equipment for the manufacture of the Modular Artillery Charge System combustible case M231/M232A1.  Work will be performed in Coachella, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., is the contracting activity (W15QKN-08-C-0437).

            Primal Innovation, LLC, Sanford, Fla., was awarded on May 12 a $14,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the material and equipment to support the operational assessment of glass wave for the purpose of assisting U.S. Forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices.  Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and Sanford, Fla., with an estimated completion date of May 5, 2012.  Two bids were solicited, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss., is the contracting activity (W912HZ-11-C-0011).

            Record Steel and Construction, Inc., Meridian, Idaho, was awarded on May 10 a $14,432,301 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of raised and extended levees and provide a new interior drainage pump station for flood protection in the city of Devils Lake, N.D.  Work will be performed in Devils Lake, N.D., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, St. Paul, Minn., is the contracting activity (W912ES-11-C-0006).

            American Mechanical, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska, was awarded on May 12 a $14,144,555 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the completion of unfinished site work and corrective work to primary facility housing units and supporting facilities for 110 single family housing units at Fort Wainwright, Alaska.  Work will be performed in Fairbanks, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, is the contracting activity (W911KB-11-C-0018).

            NextiraOne Federal, LLC, Herndon, Va., was awarded on May 10 a $13,621,659 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the support of outside plant infrastructure modernization at Fort Pope, N.C.  Work will be performed in Fort Pope, N.C., with an estimated completion date of April 26, 2013.  Ten bids were solicited, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, National Capital Region, Alexandria, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0027).

            Weeks Marine, Inc., Covington, La., was awarded on May 13 an $11,143,000 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the dredging at the mouth of the Columbia River and select Columbia River bars.  Work will be performed in or around the Columbia River in both Oregon and Washington, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 15, 2011.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Ore., is the contracting activity (W9127N-11-C-0015).

            System Studies and Simulation, Inc., Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on May 10 a $10,277,453 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the advanced aircraft flight training services at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, Fort Rucker, Ala.  Work will be performed in Fort Rucker, Ala., with an estimated completion date of May 22, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Center, Fort Rucker, Ala., is the contracting activity (W9124G-11-F-0033).

            The City of Aberdeen, Md., was awarded on May 13 a $10,153,152 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the yearly funding of water and sewer services for the Aberdeen Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground.  Work will be performed in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., with an estimated completion date of July 7, 2024.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (DAAD05-99-C-0008).

            BAE Systems Ordnance System, Inc., Kingsport, Tenn., was awarded on May 12 a $10,062,500 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the procurement of propellants.  Work will be performed in Radford, Va., with an estimated completion date of May 12, 2011.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-11-D-0013).

            American Mechanical, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska, was awarded on May 10 a $7,821,868 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction or organizational storage building and recreational vehicle parking area, and the demolition of two buildings.  Work will be performed in Fairbanks, Alaska, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 27, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with seven bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, is the contracting activity (W911KB-11-C-0006).  

            Dixie Construction Co., Inc., Churchville, Md., was awarded on May 16 a $7,680,737 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the option of an existing contract for paving, drainage and civil site work at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.  Work will be performed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, with an estimated completion date of May 17, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., is the contracting activity (W91ZLK-07-D-0104).

            De Arteaga-Miron, JV, LLC, Neenah, Wis., was awarded on May 13 a $7,564,138 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the construction of Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Phase II, at Fort McCoy, Wis.  Work will be performed in Fort McCoy, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 16, 2012.  Nine bids were solicited, with nine bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-11-C-0013).

            Alutiiq International Solutions, LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, was awarded on May 13 a $7,138,550 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the design of a tactical equipment maintenance facility, which is part of the Aviation Battalion Complex.  Work will be performed in Fort Riley, Kan., with an estimated completion date of Aug. 15, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with three bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Mo., is the contracting activity (W912HN-08-D-0032).

            Four Bears/TCI JC, LLC, Elroy, Wis., was awarded on May 13 a $6,843,300 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the design and construction of an annual training/mobilization barracks, Fort McCoy, Wis.  Work will be performed in Fort McCoy, Wis., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 12, 2012.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with nine bids received.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky., is the contracting activity (W912QR-11-C-0012).

            University of Texas, Austin, Texas, was awarded on May 12 a $6,750,000 cost-no-fee contract.  The award will provide for the execution of a long-term research effort in pulsed power, electrodynamics and hypervelocity physics to overcome technical barriers, and exploit technical breakthroughs.  Work will be performed in Austin, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 30, 2012.  One bid was solicited, with one bid received.  The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Adelphi Contracting Division, Adelphi, Md., is the contracting activity (W911QX-07-D-0002).

AIR FORCE

            KNWEBS, Inc., Oklahoma, Okla., is being awarded a $43,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for all personnel, supervision, and services necessary to accomplish organizations unique communications and information systems support for all Aeronautical Systems Center directorates at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for information technology functions considered to be outside the definition to routine help desk support.  At this point, $150,000 has been obligated.  Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  ASC/PKEIS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8604-11-D-7452).

            Array Information Technology, Inc., Greenbelt, Md., is being awarded a $43,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for all personnel supervision and services necessary y to accomplish communications and information systems support for all Aeronautical Systems Center directorates at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for information technology functions considered to be outside the definition to routine help desk support.  At this point, $508,979 has been obligated.  Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  ASC/PKEIS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8604-11-D-7453).

            Solutions Through Innovative Technologies, Inc., Tulsa, Okla., is being awarded a $43,500,000 firm-fixed-price contract for all personnel, supervision, and services necessary to accomplish organizations unique communications and information systems support for all Aeronautical Systems Center directorates at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for information technology functions considered to be outside the definition to routine help desk support.  At this point, $50,000 has been obligated.  Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  ASC/PKEIS, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8604-11-D-7454).

NAVY

            Marotta Controls, Inc.*, Montville, N.J., is being awarded a $14,276,000 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-06-D-0021) to exercise an option for the procurement of up to 400 pure air generating systems for integration into the LAU-7/127 missile launchers.  Work will be performed in Montville, N.J., and is expected to be completed in November 2011.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

*Small business

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: DoD Contracts, May 19th, 2011

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: DOD

19May2011 6:10pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:

CONTRACTS

NAVY

            Harris Corp., Rochester, N.Y., is being awarded a $59,789,249 firm-fixed-price contract to produce the Tactical Key Loader (TKL) KIK-11, which is a ruggedized key management device that supports the receipt, storage and issue/fill of electronic keys to Department of Defense and other government agency End Cryptographic Units or tactical radios.  The government plans to procure 50 KIK-11 units for testing, and upon successful completion of first article testing by the government, the contractor will produce a maximum of 17,500 KIK-11 units over a five-year period.  Work will be performed in Rochester, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2017.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This sole-source requirement was announced via pre-solicitation notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website on June 28, 2010.  No qualified sources other than Harris have expressed interest in the proposed contract.  The Space and Naval Warfare System Command (SPAWAR), San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity.  SPAWAR awarded this contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence, Information Assurance and Cyber Security Program Office (N00039-11-D-0044).

            Walbridge Aldinger Co., Detroit, Mich., is being awarded $16,635,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-10-D-5331) for construction of the utility expansion located at Courthouse Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.  The work to be performed provides for the expansion and upgrade of the water, sanitary sewer, gas, electrical, storm and telephone and communication systems where future growth in support of the “202K Initiative,” impacting the existing utility systems.  The task order also contains one unexercised option which, if exercised, would increase cumulative task order value to $16,860,000.  Work will be performed in Jacksonville, N.C., and is expected to be completed by June 2013.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  Five proposals were received for this task order.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity.

            TCOM Limited Partnership*, Columbia, Md., is being awarded a $14,993,349 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of hardware in support of Phase III of the Persistent Ground Surveillance Systems for the Army.  Hardware to be procured includes 22M+ aerostat systems, tether-up spares kits, and line replaceable units/site spares.  Quantity is for a total of five aerostat systems; five tether-up kits; and various spares, including five tether up spares, seven line replaceable units, five 22M+ envelopes, eight AC tethers, seven DC gondola frames, and three telemetry laptops.  Work will be performed in Elizabeth City, N.C. (85 percent); Columbia, Md. (10 percent); and Yuma, Ariz. (5 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in August 2011.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-2.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity (N68335-11-C-0250).

            Ausgar Technologies, Inc., San Diego, Calif., was awarded on May 16 a $10,505,998 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide C4ISR, Information Operations and Information Technology System research.  This contract will support the efforts of the Command and Control Technology and Experimentation Division of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific).  Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed by May 15, 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured under SSC Pacific Broad Agency Announcement N66001-10-X-0012, via publication on the Federal Business Opportunities website and posting to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems e-Commerce Central website, with 105 offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-11-D-0012). 

            Chesapeake Technology International*, California, Md., is being awarded a $6,959,645 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N68936-09-D-0017) to provide additional funding for system engineering services for test support, in-service engineering, fleet introduction, installation and checkout, and data requirements in support of the Improved Capability III EA-6B flight simulator and USQ-113 communication jamming and receiver simulation.  Work will be performed in California, Md. (50 percent); Cherry Point, N.C. (20 percent); Point Mugu, Calif. (20 percent); China Lake, Calif. (2 percent); Whidbey Island, Wash. (2 percent); Patuxent River, Md. (2 percent); Iwakuni, Japan (2 percent); and Yuma, Ariz. (2 percent).  Work is expected to be completed in February 2014.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif., is the contracting activity.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

            Husky Marketing and Supply Co., Dublin, Ohio, was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum $32,490,914 for aviation turbine fuel.  Other location of performance is Lima, Ohio.  Using service is Defense Logistics Agency Energy.  The date of performance completion is Oct. 30, 2011.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0498).

            Food Service, Inc.*, Mount Vernon, Wash., was awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery, prime vendor contract with a maximum $66,000,000 for full line food distribution.  Other location of performance is Okinawa, Japan.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and child development center.  The date of performance completion is May 20, 2013.  The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM300-11-D-3463).

            Kristensons Petroleum Co., Inc.*, Red Bank, N.J., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $18,645,920 for commercial marine gas oil for ships bunkers.  Other locations of performance are Virginia and South Carolina.  Using services are Army, Navy, and federal civilian agencies.  The date of performance completion is April 30, 2015.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0365).

            Delta Fuel Co., Inc.*, Ferriday, La., was awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract with a maximum $18,105,120 for marine gas oil.  Other location of performance is Mississippi.  Using service is Coast Guard.  The date of performance completion is April 30, 2015.  The Defense Logistics Agency Energy, Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (SP0600-11-D-0356).

*Small business

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Int'l Flight Diverted Due To Security Threat

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

8May2011 3:47pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:

ALBUQUERQUE, NM (BERNALILLO) *AIRCRAFT INCIDENT* INTERNAT. AIRPORT. DELTA FLT 1706 DETROIT TO SAN DIEGO DIVERTED FOR SECURITY THREAT. FBI ON SCN. DC2

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Walid Shoebat speaks candidly in online interview

 

 

Walid Shoebat, former radicalized Muslim willing to die for the cause of Jihad until he converted to Christianity in 1994, was a member of the PLO and involved in terror activity. He was imprisoned in Jerusalem for three weeks where he was recruited to plant a bomb in Bethlehem. No one was injured, but it forced his parents - his mother, an American, and his father a Palestinian Arab - in 1978 to send him to the United States to study at Loop College in Chicago Illinois. There, he was recruited at a hotel “Terror Conference” by Jamal Said, a founder of the IAP (Islamic Association of Palestine) and Imam at one of the largest mosques in Chicago. The IAP was a forerunner to today’s Hamas terror organization and also to the terror front group CAIR (Council for American Islamic relations). In the early 1980s he was being trained for Jihad activities in the USA along with many other young foreigners as well as US citizens. The Imams were the prime recruiters for terrorism then as they are still today and terror conferences are held all over the USA to this day.

As an experienced former terrorist, Walid has spoken all over America and the world including Chile, Mexico, Canada, the UK and South Africa. He has also appeared on national television stations all over the world including CNN, CNN International, FOX News, ITN, RTE, NBC, CBS, and ABC. He has also been featured on BBC radio 4 and 5.

He warns that terrorists are radicalized through undue influence by Islamist organizations beginning with their local Mosque as well as from abroad. His message is a clear one, but often criticized for it's strong Christian perspective. Monday morning on the online radio broadcast, Will and Mike Live!, Mr. Shoebat candidly and freely discussed his worldview and understanding of this growing threat to the safety and liberty of all people.

Listen to the show here: Will and Mike Live! exclusive interview with Walid Shoebat

GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: BRICS Make Move to Shove Dollar Aside


 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Yahoo Finance

18April2011 12:08pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:  China and four other leading high-growth economies have taken landmark steps toward lowering the importance of the dollar in international financial transactions — part of a seminal shift in the move towards a multicurrency reserve and trading system.

Mind you, you wouldn't get an idea of anything dramatic from reading the official Chinese press on the conclusion of a summit meeting of the so-called BRICS economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in the southern resort twin of Sanya in southern China last week.

"Leaders call for peace and prosperity" was the front-page headline in the China Daily. Stirring stiff. Even more striking was the prominent story the previous day that China's President Hu Jintao and visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff had agreed to quicken trade procedures for "gelatin, corn, tobacco leaf, bovine embryos and semen." At least we know there's no holding back the Chinese rhetorical flourishes on these issues. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Middle East expert warns against illusion of 'moderate' Islamists

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: CNA

13April2011 12:00pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE:  - Habib Malik, a Lebanese Maronite Catholic scholar and human rights advocate, recently warned Western countries to be on their guard against radical Islamic forces that present themselves as political “moderates” in countries such as Libya and Egypt.

“Another fallacy is rearing its head again, and we saw this prior to 9/11,” said Malik in a March 31 address at Washington, D.C.'s Westminster Institute. “It's now coming back into the discourse, unfortunately, in Washington: this very wrong and dangerous idea that 'there are moderate fundamentalists and there are radical fundamentalists, and maybe we can talk to the moderate fundamentalists and wean them away from it.'” 

“This is garbage, and nonsense,” said Malik, author of the 2010 book “Islamism and the Future of the Christians of the Middle East,” as he described the notion of “moderate” Islamic radicalism as a fantasy entertained by the West. “It doesn't exist. There is no such thing. What appears to be moderate can, in an instant, flip and change.”

“When you're thousands of miles away, in a place like Washington, you give this armchair analysis that generates policy, about 'moderate' and 'radical' fundamentalists. This eventually translates itself very adversely, on the scene over there. It affects whole communities of Christians on the ground.”

In both Libya and Egypt, the U.S. State Department has acted and spoken in favor of movements calling for democracy and human rights while avoiding religious rhetoric. However, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood played a significant part in overturning a government they had long opposed in favor of a religious state.

Meanwhile, Libyan rebel leader Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi has acknowledged the presence of fighters linked to al-Qaida among his troops. President Barack Obama told CBS Evening News in March that the Libyan rebels were “saying the right things” and appeared “credible,” although he admitted they might contain “elements that are unfriendly to the United States and our interests.” (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: AirSea Battle Concept Is Focused On China


 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Aviation Week

08April2011 9:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: It is no revelation that long-term U.S. Air Force and Navy planning is focused on China. But while some innovations are underway, like the unmanned combat aerial system (UCAS), U.S. options in response to Chinese threats largely do not include the rapid development and deployment of major new weapons, especially with limited research, development and procurement resources under increasing budget pressure. The emerging AirSea Battle concept, consequently, relies on the reorientation of current programs and the use of networking to ensure freedom of operation in anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 1861 Civil War-era law may help Army operate under shutdown

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: Army TImes

08April2011 8:20pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: As the Army and the other military services face the prospect of a government shutdown by the end of the week, they are looking to the Civil War Era “Feed and Forage Act,” for potential authorities to continue operations, according to Army budget officials.

Under the law, the government is allowed to buy “clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, transportation, or medical and hospital supplies,” for the troops before receiving the necessary appropriation from Congress.

The Act was first created during the Civil War for soldiers operating out West who had no idea whether a spending bill had been passed in Washington, but needed to resupply their ammunition, food and other necessary provisions, said John Cooney, who served as deputy general counsel in the Office of Management and Budget during the Reagan administration. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Hamas orders ceasefire

 

ISSUED BY: GCIS Communications Command Center

SOURCE: The Voice Of Russia

08April2011 8:00amEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Hamas has declared a ceasefire, which came into effect on Thursday night.

The offer came as fighting flared in Gaza over the past two weeks.

On Thursday a Palestinian anti-tank missile hit an Israeli school bus, wounding two, and Israeli forces retaliated with planes and artillery, killing four Palestinians and injuring more than 30. (read full report)

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