Custer Battles - Fraud Law Does Not Cover Iraqi Funds
latimes.com reports: Attorneys for a U.S. based security company accused of setting up sham companies in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme in Iraq are contending in court that the firm cannot be sued under a key federal anti-corruption law because the allegedly stolen money belonged to Iraqis, not Americans.
The potentially precedent-setting case could undercut fraud claims involving billions of dollars in reconstruction contracts that were issued by the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority and paid for with money belonging to the Iraqi people.Link
[UPDATE - Custer Battles Links on this page are DEAD......including the famous Office of Corporate Integrity - the extracts will live on though]
Custer Battles, the name fills you with confidence immediately. But if the name doesn't impress, you cannot fail to be moved by the mission statement:-
"To provide services which enable corporations, non-governmental organizations, and governments to successfully gain access and operate in transitioning, hostile, or emerging markets in order to exploit opportunities in advance of competition."
Custer Battles claim to have a thing called 'values', you can read all about them on their website, but here are some to save you the trouble:-
Integrity
We always tell our clients, superiors, and subordinates what they need to hear, which may not necessarily be what they want to hear. This is about fulfilling our commitments, maintaining our professionalism, and sleeping soundly each night firm in the belief that we have not compromised our ideals. At the end of the day, we are measured not by what we said, but what we did.
Hard Right Over the Easy Wrong
We are all faced with many decisions on a daily basis. In making every decision, we must choose the correct path regardless of difficulty, and blind to personal reward or hardship. Reward those who quietly take the hard right path when no one is watching.
They also enforce some great 'standards' in their Principals, like:-
When representing the company in any capacity, always tell the truth.
Never outline a problem without offering a solution. Solutions come from facing problems , not running from them.
Finally, for now, attention is drawn to their Office of Corporate Integrity :-
In order to ensure the highest quality of our suite of services and adhere to our mission, values and standards, Custer Battles has established the Office of Corporate Integrity (OCI). One of its main objectives is to remain vigilant in safeguarding against fraud, waste and abuse within the company
This is such a great firm, I want to work for them.
The potentially precedent-setting case could undercut fraud claims involving billions of dollars in reconstruction contracts that were issued by the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority and paid for with money belonging to the Iraqi people.Link
[UPDATE - Custer Battles Links on this page are DEAD......including the famous Office of Corporate Integrity - the extracts will live on though]
Custer Battles, the name fills you with confidence immediately. But if the name doesn't impress, you cannot fail to be moved by the mission statement:-
"To provide services which enable corporations, non-governmental organizations, and governments to successfully gain access and operate in transitioning, hostile, or emerging markets in order to exploit opportunities in advance of competition."
Custer Battles claim to have a thing called 'values', you can read all about them on their website, but here are some to save you the trouble:-
Integrity
We always tell our clients, superiors, and subordinates what they need to hear, which may not necessarily be what they want to hear. This is about fulfilling our commitments, maintaining our professionalism, and sleeping soundly each night firm in the belief that we have not compromised our ideals. At the end of the day, we are measured not by what we said, but what we did.
Hard Right Over the Easy Wrong
We are all faced with many decisions on a daily basis. In making every decision, we must choose the correct path regardless of difficulty, and blind to personal reward or hardship. Reward those who quietly take the hard right path when no one is watching.
They also enforce some great 'standards' in their Principals, like:-
When representing the company in any capacity, always tell the truth.
Never outline a problem without offering a solution. Solutions come from facing problems , not running from them.
Finally, for now, attention is drawn to their Office of Corporate Integrity :-
In order to ensure the highest quality of our suite of services and adhere to our mission, values and standards, Custer Battles has established the Office of Corporate Integrity (OCI). One of its main objectives is to remain vigilant in safeguarding against fraud, waste and abuse within the company
This is such a great firm, I want to work for them.
posted by exoplanet at 11:30 PM
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