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Anonymous APPF 'Investor' Comes Forward, Claims Jail Project Still Alive
Anonymous APPF 'Investor' Comes Forward, Claims Jail Project Still Alive
Just when we thought the American Private Police Force saga might be over, a putative APPF "investor" has come forward -- anonymously. KULR in Montana reports on a "California man" who claims, under condition that his name not be used, that he is one of several private individuals who gave ...
APPF Backs Out Of Hardin Jail Deal
APPF Backs Out Of Hardin Jail Deal
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — The end has come... Controversial private security contractor American Private Police Fore has officially backed out of... a deal with Hardin, Montana, to run a local prison, APPF spokeswoman Beck Shay announced this afternoon. (Watch Shay's press ... (more) APPF Backs Out Of Hardin Jail Deal
APPF Was Handed Keys To Hardin Jail Before Deal With Town Was Sealed
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Why was a private security firm given control of a jail in Hardin, Montana, before a lease... agreement with the town was finalized? Hardin officials, who yesterday put a deal with American Private Police Force on hold , are having a hard time ... (more) APPF Was Handed Keys To Hardin Jail Before Deal With ...
Hardin, Montana, Puts Jail Deal With APPF On Ice
Hardin, Montana, Puts Jail Deal With APPF On Ice
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Spooked by a man who turned out to be a convicted felon and who appears to have... repeatedly lied on his way to acquiring a lease for an empty jail in Hardin, MT, town leaders yesterday put the deal with American Private Police Force on hold. Last ... (more) Hardin, Montana, Puts Jail Deal With APPF On Ice
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A Fool and His Money
Talking Points Memo — ... by another guy Hilton had apparently taken for a ride.) But now at least one of Hilton's "investors" is saying he and his fellow investors want to run the jail without Hilton, whose criminal/fraudster past now makes him an unwelcome partner. They just need to figure out how to find those prisoners Hilton told them were going to make the whole thing a profitable venture. ...

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