[Shadow_Group] Fw: [corp-watchers] Iraq Contractor Accused of Offshore Shell Game

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IRAQ CONTRACTOR ACCUSED OF OFFSHORE SHELL GAME
David Phinney

Former managers working for Custer Battles, 
a high-profile private security company in Iraq, 
are accusing the firm of using subsidiaries in 
the Cayman Islands and other "tax haven" 
countries to fraudulently overcharge on 
government contracts by tens of millions of dollars.
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11575<http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11575>

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