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The Wackenhut Corporation is a United States-based private security and investigation firm, and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A security guard or security officer is usually a privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect Property, assets or people Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County in the US state of Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Wackenhut was founded in 1954, in Coral Gables, Florida, by George Wackenhut and three partners, all former FBI agents. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Coral Gables (sometimes referred to as The Gables) is a City in Miami-Dade County, Florida, southwest of Miami, in the United George Russell Wackenhut ( September 3, 1919 — December 31, 2004, Vero Beach Florida) was the founder of the Wackenhut After early struggles — including a fistfight between Wackenhut and one of his partners — he took sole control of the company in 1958, naming it for himself. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After working all day in the office, he sometimes worked as a security guard at night. A security guard or security officer is usually a privately and formally employed person who is paid to protect Property, assets or people By 1964, he had contracts to guard the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as well as the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission's nuclear test site in Nevada; the company had an initial public offering the next year. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The John F Kennedy Space Center ( KSC) is the NASA Space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center ( Spaceport) on The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC was an agency of the United States government established after World War II by Congress to foster and control Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the effectiveness yield and explosive capability of Nuclear weapons Throughout the twentieth century most nations Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Initial public offering (IPO, also referred to simply as a "public offering" is when a company issues Common stock or shares to the public for the first In 2002, the company was purchased by Danish corporation Group 4 Falck (now Group 4 Securicor) for $570 million. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe G4S plc (formerly Group 4 Securicor,,) is the world's largest Security services provider G4S plc (formerly Group 4 Securicor,,) is the world's largest Security services provider At the time, the company operated in 54 countries, had $2. 8 billion in revenue, and its founder still controlled more than 50% of its stock.

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Overview

Wackenhut and private prisons

Wackenhut and the CIA

Frequent rumors that his company was in the employ of the Central Intelligence Agency, particularly in the 1960s, were never substantiated, but Wackenhut, who was obsessive about high-tech security gadgets in his private life, did not discourage the suggestion. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Several of his senior executives were former CIA operatives, and his company's board of directors included former FBI director Clarence M. Kelley, former National Security Agency director Bobby Ray Inman, and former Defense secretary and deputy CIA director Frank Carlucci. Clarence M Kelley ( October 24, 1911 - August 5, 1997) was a public servant and former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government Bobby R Inman (born April 4, 1931 in Rhonesboro Texas) is a retired U The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Frank Charles Carlucci III (born October 18 1930) is a former government official in the United States, associated with the Republican Party On rare occasions, the company's clandestine work did land in the headlines. The ClanDestine (also known simply as ClanDestine) is a Comic book series about the Destines a secret family of long-lived Superhuman In 1991, a U.S. House of Representatives committee investigated charges that a Wackenhut executive, working for a consortium of oil companies, illegally spied on a whistleblower, former independent oil executive Chuck Hamel, exposing environmental damage caused by the Exxon Valdez oil spill [1]. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. A consortium is an association of two or more individuals companies organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating This is an article about a term For the 2008 RTÉ drama see Whistleblower (TV series. The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24 1989 The executive, who had also discussed trying to implicate a California congressman in his sting, resigned immediately after a meeting with George Wackenhut. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station

In September 2007, former employee Kerry Beal videotaped fellow security guards at the Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station sleeping while on duty (albeit in a ready room). Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, a Nuclear power plant, is located 50 miles southeast of Harrisburg in Peach Bottom Township, York County Pennsylvania Beal had previously tried to notify supervisors at Wackenhut and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (or NRC) is a United States government agency that was established by the Energy Reorganization Act in 1974 and was first Wackenhut was fired from its role guarding Peach Bottom and nine other nuclear plants. [1]

Wackenhut overbilled Miami Dade by six million dollars

In May 2008, an audit from Miami-Dade County found that Wackenhut had overbilled the county for up to six million dollars over three years for non-existing security guards at Metrorail stations and along bus routes, and tried to cover this up using inaccurate and falsified records,including payment to officers for ghost posts. Miami-Dade County (often referred to as simply Miami or Dade) is a County located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida METRORail is the Light rail line located in Houston Texas ( U Officers were paid and asked to sign in so management could bill the county , even though the hours were never worked. Numerous people have been fired/suspended by Wackenhut, including the Project Managers, Elijah Pendelton and Gerald Lepore, along with Major Kaslick, Major Holmes, Major Mora, Major Alverado, Major Colon and Major Pereira have all been relieved of duties with TWC for their part in the conspiracy and cover ups of fraud against the County. Indictments are now pending to be released soon and is expected to include high level County employees that processed these fraudulent invoices and allegedly through confidential sources close to the investigation stated, they all received kickbacks, some say to the tune of $100,000 dollars. The company disputed the audit, but has fired/suspended at least 8 management employees as of 28 May 2008 on the metro Rail Contract including, investigating of the current contract manager of TWC who is a recently retired Miami-Dade Police captain now working for Wackenhut metro rail, Mr Dennis Shaw. A call to his office resulted in a typical, " I can't comment at this time due to company Policy" . The Public corruption unit and the FBI and A. M. S have worked very hard on this case and a final outcome is near, including Grand Jury indictments and TWC losing the 92 million dollar contract and being banned from all future Miami-Dade contracts according to the Mayor, Mr. Carlos Alvarez, a former retired Miami Dade Police Director. It has been suggested to return police Officers to replace the Wackenhut guards who are now there. . . . [2]

References

  1. ^ Washington Post: Video of Sleeping Guards Shakes Nuclear Industry
  2. ^ Miami Herald: Wackenhut overbilled Dade millions

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