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The '''Egyptian-American Transport and Services Corporation''' ('''Eatsco''') plead guilty in 1984 to overcharging the Pentagon by $8 million for delivering arms to Egypt.<ref name=mr>https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/eatsco-23306/</ref> | The '''Egyptian-American Transport and Services Corporation''' ('''Eatsco''') plead guilty in 1984 to overcharging the Pentagon by $8 million for delivering arms to Egypt.<ref name=mr>https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/eatsco-23306/</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Edwin Wilson]] provided the funding for EATSCO. | ||
==Ownership== | ==Ownership== | ||
In 1982 [[Thomas G. Clines]] sold his 49% stake in Eatsco to [[Hussein K. Salem]].<ref name=nyt>https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/23/us/company-admits-overcharging-us.html</ref> | In 1982 [[Thomas G. Clines]] sold his 49% stake in Eatsco to [[Hussein K. Salem]].<ref name=nyt>https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/23/us/company-admits-overcharging-us.html</ref> | ||
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==FOIA== | ==FOIA== | ||
[[Michael Best]] has had a FOIA request ongoing about Eatsco since January 2016.<ref name=mr/> | [[Michael Best]] has had a FOIA request ongoing about Eatsco since January 2016.<ref name=mr/> | ||
Revision as of 01:38, 5 June 2019
 Eatsco(Business)    | |
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| Formation | 1979 |
| Founder | • Thomas G. Clines • Hussein K. Salem |
| A spooky business that plead guilty in 1984 to overcharging the Pentagon by $8 million for delivering arms to Egypt | |
The Egyptian-American Transport and Services Corporation (Eatsco) plead guilty in 1984 to overcharging the Pentagon by $8 million for delivering arms to Egypt.[1]
Contents
Funding
Edwin Wilson provided the funding for EATSCO.
Ownership
In 1982 Thomas G. Clines sold his 49% stake in Eatsco to Hussein K. Salem.[2]
FOIA
Michael Best has had a FOIA request ongoing about Eatsco since January 2016.[1]
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