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'''SCG International''' was founded in 1996 to provide government and private sectors with domestic and international security, logistics and training services. After SCG and its former CEO Jamie Smith lost a $9.5 million lawsuit, the [[Virginian-Pilot]] reported that SCG was apparently defunct and that Jamie Smith had left the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sizemore|first1=Bill|title=Despite fraud, Air Force kept using Beach contractor|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2012/07/despite-fraud-air-force-kept-using-va-beach-contractor| |
'''SCG International''' was founded in 1996 to provide government and private sectors with domestic and international security, logistics and training services. After SCG and its former CEO Jamie Smith lost a $9.5 million lawsuit, the [[Virginian-Pilot]] reported that SCG was apparently defunct and that Jamie Smith had left the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sizemore|first1=Bill|title=Despite fraud, Air Force kept using Beach contractor|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2012/07/despite-fraud-air-force-kept-using-va-beach-contractor|access-date=11 June 2014|work=Virginian-Pilot|publisher=PilotOnline.com|date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> In August 2012, the US Air Force debarred the company for a period of three years from any federal assistance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notice of debarment|url=http://www.safgc.hq.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-130418-089.pdf|access-date=11 June 2014|work=Department of the Air Force, Office of the Deputy General Counsel|publisher=US Air Force|date=October 17, 2012}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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SCG was one of over 60 private security firms employed during the [[Iraq War]] and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to guard officials and installations, train [[Iraq]]'s and [[Afghanistan]]'s new army and police, and provide other support for coalition forces. Other [[corporate officer|executives]] within the firm came from US Army Special Forces, US Navy SEALs and the USMC. The company was bought out by a private party, closed its headquarters in 2012, moved all corporate operations to Abu Dhabi, and is engaged in anti-piracy, foreign military training operations, security and intelligence support contracts. |
SCG was one of over 60 private security firms employed during the [[Iraq War]] and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to guard officials and installations, train [[Iraq]]'s and [[Afghanistan]]'s new army and police, and provide other support for coalition forces. Other [[corporate officer|executives]] within the firm came from US Army Special Forces, US Navy SEALs and the USMC. The company was bought out by a private party, closed its headquarters in 2012, moved all corporate operations to Abu Dhabi, and is engaged in anti-piracy, foreign military training operations, security and intelligence support contracts. |
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==Jamie Smith== |
==Jamie Smith== |
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[[File:Js-Pakistan.jpg|thumb|right|Blackwater employee Jamie Smith along [[Afghanistan-Pakistan border|Pakistani border in Afghanistan]] in 2002]] |
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Jamie Smith was the founding CEO but resigned in 2010. He came to SCG in 2002 after allegedly being dismissed from [[Blackwater Security Consulting]]. He claims to have been involved with founding Blackwater Security Consulting and acted as a Vice President His claims are disputed by former Blackwater founders and executives such as Gary Jackson and [[Erik Prince]] who describe Smith as a low-level administrator who worked for 30 days overseas before being fired for "nonperformance." Additionally, Smith's claims of military service and educational credentials have also been called into question by former associates. <ref> [{{Cite web|url = http://www.outsideonline.com/1926591/spy-who-scammed-us|title = The Spy Who Scammed Us|date = 10 October 2014|accessdate = 9 July 2015|website = Outside Online|publisher = |last = Atkins|first = Ace and Fechter, Michael}}</ref> After departing from Blackwater, Smith allegedly defrauded Craig Sanford and his wife Mary Jo of $12.5 million to form SCG. Sanford has since taken legal action citing that the money that Sanford had loaned to Smith was never returned, and lost.<ref> [{{Cite web|url = http://hamptonroads.com/2010/09/couples-suit-claims-beach-firm-defrauded-them-millions|title =Couple's suit claims Beach firm defrauded them of millions|date = 20 September 2010|accessdate = 9 July 2015|website = Pilot Online|publisher = |last = Sizemore|first = Bill}}</ref> |
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Jamie Smith founded SCG in 2002. Prior to 2002, he claims to have worked at [[Blackwater Security Consulting]] as Vice President.<ref>{{cite book |last= Smith |first= Jamie |date= 2015|title= Gray Work: Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy |isbn=978-0062271693 |publisher=HarperCollins |page=115 }}</ref> |
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Smith has a background as a [[CIA]] officer in publications for SCG,<ref>[http://www.itstactical.com/2010/07/29/learn-how-to-become-a-spy-at-scg-international-the-graduate-school-of-tactical-training/ Learn How to Be a Spy at SCG International: The Graduate School of Tactical Training]</ref> although this assertion has been challenged and never independently verified.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outsideonline.com/1926591/spy-who-scammed-us | title=The Spy Who Scammed Us? | date=10 October 2014 }}</ref> |
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He was known for his eccentricity and apparently exaggerated claims about his military and private military contracting service record. In 2009, Smith was portrayed himself as a former [[Navy SEAL]] in a publicity event where he rappelled into a [[Virginia Beach]] church.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2009/July/VA-Church-Finds-Unique-Way-to-Show-Patriotism/|title = VA Church Finds Unique Way to Show Patriotism|date = 3 July 2009|accessdate = 9 July 2015|website = Christian Broadcasting Network|publisher = |last = Mark|first = Martin}}</ref> He also had claimed to have a background as a [[CIA]] officer in publications for SCG.<ref>[http://www.itstactical.com/2010/07/29/learn-how-to-become-a-spy-at-scg-</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050130210502/http://scginternational.com/ SCG International website] |
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*[http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/04/13_mpp.html National Public Radio broadcast of Marketplace. Subject: Recruiting soldiers for private security work worldwide describing SCG's recruiting and hiring practices in Iraq and Afghanistan by Steve Henn (April 13, 2004)] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041221162658/http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/04/13_mpp.html National Public Radio broadcast of Marketplace. Subject: Recruiting soldiers for private security work worldwide describing SCG's recruiting and hiring practices in Iraq and Afghanistan by Steve Henn (April 13, 2004)] |
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*[http://www.basicint.org/pubs/Research/2004PMCapp2.pdf |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060614214429/http://www.basicint.org/pubs/Research/2004PMCapp2.pdf Article describing the company's role in the Iraq and Afghanistan war] |
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*[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0604/columns/robert_young_pelton.html Robert Young Pelton's World: Traveling Right about SCG's training courses for those traveling to war zones] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060615091608/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/0604/columns/robert_young_pelton.html Robert Young Pelton's World: Traveling Right about SCG's training courses for those traveling to war zones] |
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*[http://www.outsideonline.com/1926591/spy-who-scammed-us Outside Magazine article detailing CEO Jamie Smith's life following the Court Case, October 2014] |
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[[Category:Private military contractors]] |
[[Category:Private military contractors]] |
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Latest revision as of 04:20, 19 June 2024
SCG International was founded in 1996 to provide government and private sectors with domestic and international security, logistics and training services. After SCG and its former CEO Jamie Smith lost a $9.5 million lawsuit, the Virginian-Pilot reported that SCG was apparently defunct and that Jamie Smith had left the United States.[1] In August 2012, the US Air Force debarred the company for a period of three years from any federal assistance.[2]
History
[edit]SCG International was established as the Delta Training Center (DTC) in 1996, and has operated as SCG International since 2002. Since its founding in 1996, SCG has been operated under the direction of experienced former United States government intelligence officers and military personnel. SCG personnel have worked with more than 1,200 clients (including nine Fortune 500 companies) in over 14 countries. SCG International provides training and security services to governments, law enforcement and military units, and to private and corporate entities. It was one of several private security firms employed following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.
SCG was one of over 60 private security firms employed during the Iraq War and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to guard officials and installations, train Iraq's and Afghanistan's new army and police, and provide other support for coalition forces. Other executives within the firm came from US Army Special Forces, US Navy SEALs and the USMC. The company was bought out by a private party, closed its headquarters in 2012, moved all corporate operations to Abu Dhabi, and is engaged in anti-piracy, foreign military training operations, security and intelligence support contracts.
Jamie Smith
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Jamie Smith founded SCG in 2002. Prior to 2002, he claims to have worked at Blackwater Security Consulting as Vice President.[3]
Smith has a background as a CIA officer in publications for SCG,[4] although this assertion has been challenged and never independently verified.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sizemore, Bill (July 25, 2012). "Despite fraud, Air Force kept using Beach contractor". Virginian-Pilot. PilotOnline.com. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Notice of debarment" (PDF). Department of the Air Force, Office of the Deputy General Counsel. US Air Force. October 17, 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ Smith, Jamie (2015). Gray Work: Confessions of an American Paramilitary Spy. HarperCollins. p. 115. ISBN 978-0062271693.
- ^ Learn How to Be a Spy at SCG International: The Graduate School of Tactical Training
- ^ "The Spy Who Scammed Us?". 10 October 2014.
External links
[edit]- SCG International website
- National Public Radio broadcast of Marketplace. Subject: Recruiting soldiers for private security work worldwide describing SCG's recruiting and hiring practices in Iraq and Afghanistan by Steve Henn (April 13, 2004)
- Article describing the company's role in the Iraq and Afghanistan war
- Robert Young Pelton's World: Traveling Right about SCG's training courses for those traveling to war zones
