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Wackenhut Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Wackenhut.

Results 1 - 20 of 269 in Wackenhut

  1. Metro wants cost of break-in at election office repaidRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | The Tennessean

    ... year at the Davidson County Election Commission offices. Metro Law Director Sue Cain wrote a letter Wednesday to Wackenhut Corp. lawyer Jim Vines, a former U.S. attorney for Middle Tennessee. Wackenhut was responsible for security at the Metro ...

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    Related Topix: Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN, Davidson County, TN, Mount Juliet, TN, Security

  2. Metro asks Wackenhut for payments tied to laptop theft

    Yesterday | The Tennessean

    ... last year at the Davidson County Election Commission. Metro Law Director Sue Cain wrote a letter Wednesday to Wackenhut Corp. attorney Jim Vines, a former United States attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Wackenhut was responsible for ...

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    Related Topix: Davidson County, TN, Security, Social Security, Personal Finance, Mount Juliet, TN

  3. NRC Chairman confirms safety at Turkey PointRead the original story

    Tuesday May 13 | WSVN-TV Miami Beach

    ... connected with guards sleeping on duty on various occasions from 2004 to 2006. The guards were contracted by Wackenhut Corp. "Anytime you have a negative plant experience there's usually enough blame to go around for everyone," he said. "I think the ...

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    Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Security

  4. NRC Chairman Says Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Is SecureRead the original story

    Tuesday May 13 | NBC6.net

    ... tions connected with guards sleeping on duty on various occasions from 2004 to 2006. The guards were contracted by Wackenhut Corporation. 2 comments

    Related Topix: Nuclear Energy

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    Friday May 9 | The Item

    ... $6 million for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. The audit of Wackenhut Corp. found numerous discrepancies between attendance records and substantiating documents like log books and activity ...

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    Related Topix: Security

  6. Audit: Security firm overbilled Miami-Dade Transit $6 MRead the original story

    Friday May 9 | WSVN-TV Miami Beach

    ... $6 million for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. The audit of Wackenhut Corp. found numerous discrepancies between attendance records and substantiating documents like log books and activity ...

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    Related Topix: Security

  7. Audit: Firm Overbilled Miami By $6 MillionRead the original story

    Friday May 9 | The Ledger

    ... dollars for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. The audit of Wackenhut Corp. found numerous discrepancies between attendance records and substantiating documents like log books and activity reports ...

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    Related Topix: Security

  8. Audit: Security firm overbilled Miami-Dade Transit $6MRead the original story

    Friday May 9 | St. Augustine Record

    ... $6 million for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. The audit of Wackenhut Corp. found numerous discrepancies between attendance records and substantiating documents like log books and activity ...

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    Related Topix: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, West Palm Beach, FL, West Palm Beach Metro, Security, Broward County, FL

  9. Audit alleges guard scamRead the original story

    Thursday May 8 | The Miami Herald

    A roving Wackenhut security guard watches passengers board a southbound Miami-Dade Transit Metrorail railcar.

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    Related Topix: Security

  10. Audit claims Wackenhut overbilled Miami-Dade TransitRead the original story

    Monday May 5 | South Florida Business Journal

    An audit claims Wackenhut Corp. billed Miami-Dade Transit about $6.02 million over three years for work its security officers did not do.

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    Related Topix: Security, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

  11. Audit Finds Security Firm Overbilled Miami-DadeRead the original story

    Thursday May 8 | Tampa Bay Online

    ... $6 million for time its guards did not actually work, according to a county audit released Thursday. The audit of Wackenhut Corp. found numerous discrepancies between attendance records and substantiating documents such as log books and activity ...

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    Related Topix: Security

  12. Security Firm Defrauds Millions From Miami-DadeRead the original story

    Thursday May 8 | Love 94

    According to the much anticipated audit, the Wackenhut Corp. charged the county millions for unguarded posts on the transit system and at the Juvenile Assessment Center.

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    Related Topix: Security

  13. Wackenhut Audit ReleasedRead the original story

    Thursday May 8 | Miami New Times

    Cathy Jackson, Director of the Miami-Dade Department of Audit and Management, finally released today her long-awaited audit of the Wackenhut Corp., which holds several major security contracts with the county, ...

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    Related Topix: Security, Miami, FL, Law, Employment / Labor Law

  14. Wackenhut Security Accused Of Over-Billing Taxpayers

    Thursday May 8 | WTVJ Miami Channel 6

    Miami-Dade County demanded millions of dollars from Wackenhut Security on Thursday, accusing the South Florida company of over-billing taxpayers for years.

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    Related Topix: Miami Dade County, FL, Security

  15. Miami Dade: Wackenhut Overbilled MillionsRead the original story

    Thursday May 8 | CBS 4

    ... millions of dollars. After a three year investigation, County spokeswoman Vicki Mallette said an audit found the Wackenhut Corp. overbilled the bounty more than $2 million a year for work that security guards never performed. According to Mallette, ...

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    Related Topix: Security

  16. Audit: Wackenhut overbilled Dade millionsRead the original story

    Thursday May 8 | The Miami Herald

    The Wackenhut Corp. overbilled Miami-Dade Transit more than $2 million annually over a three-year period for work that its guards didn't perform, according to a long-awaited county audit released Thursday.

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    Related Topix: Security

  17. Detention dollarsRead the original story

    Sunday May 4 | San Diego Union-Tribune

    ... from ICE. The company reported a net income of $133 million last year. The competing GEO Group, formerly known as Wackenhut Corrections Corp., credits the three agencies for 27 percent of its operating revenue last year, with ICE responsible for 11 ...

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    Related Topix: Corrections Corporation of America, Security, San Diego Metro, San Diego, CA

  18. TMI supervisor spots guard issue TuesdayRead the original story

    Thursday May 1 | The York Daily Record

    ... low to moderate safety significance. Between March 2007 and August 2007, Kerry Beal of Lancaster videotaped fellow Wackenhut Corp. security officers napping in the Peach Bottom's ready room, a secure location within the power station. Both TMI and ... 12 comments

    Related Topix: Dauphin County, PA, Nuclear Energy, Lancaster, PA, Peach Bottom, PA

  19. TMI spots guard issueRead the original story

    Thursday May 1 | InYork

    ... low to moderate safety significance. Between March 2007 and August 2007, Kerry Beal of Lancaster videotaped fellow Wackenhut Corp. security officers napping in the Peach Bottom's ready room, a secure location within the power station. Both TMI and ... 12 comments

    Related Topix: Dauphin County, PA, Nuclear Energy

  20. I-Team: 4 Metro Laptops Stolen With Ease

    Tuesday Apr 29 | WSMV-TV Nashville

    ... states that the computer stolen from the Metro Southeast Building in 2006 was "supposed to be a secure location." Wackenhut was the security contractor Metro was working with at the time. The company came under fire after the Christmas Eve break-in ...

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    Related Topix: Davidson County, TN, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Nashville, TN, Security