An embattled US contractor, accused of failing to promptly disclose sex trafficking, alcohol smuggling and security violations on a nearly $700 million contract to secure an Iraqi air base, is denying many of the charges. The company, Sallyport Global, is responsible for securing the F-16 fighter jets at Balad Air Base that are used by the Iraqi air force in efforts to uproot the Islamic State group. The company contends the second probe found all the allegations of prostitution on the base were unfounded. Some of Sallyport’s top managers joined the company after stints with other military contractors active in Iraq. While she denied she drank on the job, in her lawsuit Eboney Mayfield alleged that other Sallyport employees routinely drank on duty and weren’t punished.

Source: Egypt Independent May 05, 2017 22:07 UTC