#ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private #BountyHunters to Locate and Track Immigrants

Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate.

Sam Biddle, October 31 2025

Excerpt: "The document closely resembles a plan reportedly circulated by a group of military contractors, including former #Blackwater CEO and Trump ally #ErikPrince.

"In February, Politico reported that Prince and other were pushing for the formation of a private efforts to locate immigrants and a 'bounty program which provides a cash reward for each illegal alien held by a state or local law enforcement officer,' according pitch materials obtained by the outlet."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2025/10/31/ice-plans-cash-rewards-for-private-bounty-hunters-to-locate-and-track-immigrants/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/fG6ri

#SecretPolice #PrivateArmies #Blackwater #ChristoFascists #ChristoFascism #Brownshirts #ChristianRight #Warmongers #Hatemongers #CorporateColonialism #ICESucks #TrumpSucks #BohemianGrove

#UnhappyBirthday to #Antichrist and generally EVIL dude, #ErikPrince! Born on June 6, 1969!

#Evil #Christofacist #ChristianRight
#Crusades #Corporatocracy
#Warmongers #Hatemongers
#Blackwater #PrivateArmies #ChristianCrusader #Fascism #ChristoFascism

The Modern Mercenary
Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order

In The Modern Mercenary , Sean McFate lays bare this opaque world, explaining the economic structure of the industry and showing in detail how firms operate on the ground. A former U.S. Army paratrooper and private military contractor, McFate provides an unparalleled perspective into the nuts and bolts of the industry, as well as a sobering prognosis for the future of war.

@bookstodon
#books
#PrivateArmies
#mercenaries

So, one of my guilty pleasures is horror movies (I post about those on my "no politics" account). One of my favorites are the Omen movies -- the whole notion that the "Antichrist" would be someone in charge of a large corporation (Thorn Industries) makes total sense! And that "Damien Thorn" was born on June 6th was something that stuck with me.

My personal take on what a real Antichrist would look like became more apparent as I saw the rise of the rabid right and #ChristianCoalition, led by baby-faced zealot #RalphReed. Anyhow, the point I'm trying to make is that good ol' #ErikPrince was born on June 6, 1969, and inherited a lot from his father's business venture (Prince Industries). Could the war-mongering #Christofascist and his evil sister be the manifestation of humanity's worst traits?

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/09/the-strange-ascent-of-betsy-devos-and-erik-prince

#Evil #ChristianRight #Crusades #Corporatocracy #Warmongers #Hatemongers #Blackwater #PrivateArmies #ChristianCrusader #Fascism

How #Militaries Are Transforming #Agricultural Tech Into Deadly #Weapons

By Max Fenton
Sept 26, 2022

"A subsequent U.N. investigation found that one of [#ErikPrince’s] modified planes was due for #Libya, which has been subject to an international arms embargo since the outbreak of its brutal 2011 #civilwar. Known as #ProjectOpus, Prince and his associates attempted to sell the modified crop-dusters to #KhalidHaftar, a Libyan #warlord and one of the key players in the country’s civil conflict and power vacuum since the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi. The plane was thankfully intercepted in Jordan, where authorities demanded its military assets be removed. The plane later made its way to Cyprus, Balkan Insight reports, which is its last known location as of 2021 and where it may be undergoing mechanical servicing.

"Though largely foiled, Prince’s plans are a reminder of how #cropdusting planes are especially risky pieces of military technology when it comes to international law and #HumanRights issues in conflict. Many of the militaries interested in their use are alleged to have committed significant human rights violations in the course of irregular warfare campaigns, and the addition of a highly specialized attack plane to their arsenals may pose grave risks to those caught in the crossfire."

https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/crop-duster-agricultural-tech-military-conflict.html

#PrivateArmy #Xe #Academi #CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #WeaponizedCropDusters #AgentOrange

[Full article available via the #InternetArchive]

The #FBI Is Investigating #ErikPrince for Trying to #Weaponize #CropDusters

by Matthew Cole
February 20 2020

"Last May [May 2019], shortly after Congress accused Erik Prince of lying under oath and referred criminal charges to the Justice Department, an associate approached the #Blackwater founder to offer help and commiserate about Prince’s potential legal jeopardy.

"Prince, who once moved to the United Arab Emirates to avoid being caught up in a federal prosecution, immediately dismissed the associate’s concerns. He was untouchable, he bragged, and would face no legal troubles.

"'Not under this guy,' Prince said referring to President Donald #Trump, according to a person with direct knowledge of the exchange.

"That assumption is about to be tested.

"Prince, an heir to a billion-dollar fortune who is widely viewed as a shadow adviser to the president, is under federal investigation for his 2015 attempt to modify two American-made crop-dusting planes into attack aircraft — a violation of arms trafficking regulations — two people familiar with the investigation told The Intercept. The planes became part of private military services Prince proposed to sell or use in mercenary operations in #Africa and #Azerbaijan, as The Intercept has previously reported.

"The investigation into the modified crop dusters is one of several ongoing probes targeting Prince. Another focuses on the allegations that he lied to Congress during the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into #Russia’s 2016 presidential election interference; a third concerns a 2017 armed aviation proposal to the #UAE, according to the Wall Street Journal."

https://theintercept.com/2020/02/20/erik-prince-fbi-investigation-trump-barr/

https://web.archive.org/web/20200414104709/https://theintercept.com/2020/02/20/erik-prince-fbi-investigation-trump-barr/

#PrivateArmy #Xe
#Academi #CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #WeaponizedCropDusters

#Blackwater Founder #ErikPrince Indicted for Arms Sales to #Libya

By Miriam Raftery

July 27, 2023 (San Diego) — "The name Erik Prince became familiar to many residents in San Diego’s East County when Blackwater, the private military contracting firm he founded, sought to build a #paramilitary training camp in Potrero.

"Now Austria has indicted Prince for alleged arms trafficking to Libya in violation of a United Nations arms embargo; at least one shipment of explosives reportedly went through #Austria using an Austrian business, BNN reports. Prince is accused of organizing a covert military operation to supply Libyan warlord #KhalifaHafter with war equipment for rebellion against a government backed by the U.S. and the U.N.

"If convicted, Prince could face up to five years in prison. However, it is unclear whether or not he will be extradited to Austria; Prince holds residency in both the U.S. and #AbuDhabi. Prince has denied UN allegations of arms peddling to Libya.

"The local #Potrero project drew massive opposition on #environmental grounds as well as the many controversies involving Blackwater, which Prince was CEO and chairman of at the time. The Harris Fire in October 2007 displaced many residents, but that didn’t stop them from showing up to vote and recall all five community planning group members who had voted for the project, which sparked national news headlines.

"The 2007 firestorms scorched Round Potrero Valley, where Blackwater planned to store #ammunition and a bunkhouse with 200 men in the box valley with only one exit.

"Blackwater ultimately dropped plans for the Potrero facility in 2008, ostensibly due to noise mediation requirements, although those had not changed since the project’s inception.

"Prince, a former Navy Seal before founding Blackwater in 2009, is no stranger to controversy. Three Blackwater guards were convicted in 2014 of manslaughter and another of murder in charges stemming from the massacre of civilians in Baghdad’s #NissourSquare in 2007. In March 2009, Prince resigned as Blackwater’s CEO but remained chairman of the board until the company’s sale in late 2010.

"Blackwater’s successor company, #Academi, was accused of #ArmsTrafficking in 2012 dating back to when Prince served as CEO and Chairman. Then in 2020, the #FBI investigated Prince for arms trafficking involving #cropduster planes converted for military use.

"He moved to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates in 2010, where he was hired by the crown prince to organize foreign troops for the #UAE and formed a new firm called #ReflectResponses, or R2. He later trained Somalis in anti-piracy operations with UAE funding.

"Prince also leads a private equity firm, #FrontierResourcesGroup and until April 2021, chaired Frontier Services Group Ltd., which had various business dealings in #Africa.

"Prince also drew controversy over revelations that he lied to the House Intelligence Committee in Nov. 2017 about his involvement in the #Trump transition team and was at a Trump Tower meeting that allegedly had backchannel communications with a representative of Russian President Vladimir #Putin. A Special Counsel in 2018 found evidence contradicting Prince, the Washington Post reported. The House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department which announced in 2020 that it had opened an investigation into Prince’s alleged perjury during his testimony.

"Politically well connected, Prince is the sister of #BetsyDevos, former Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, and has been a major donor to numerous Republican candidates and a Trump-aligned super-pac."

https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-indicted-arms-sales-libya

#PrivateArmy #Xe
#CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #Fascism
#ErikPrinceColonialism #CorporateColonialism #Blackwater #TigerSwan

ICYMI - 2010: From #DemocracyNow

The Nation: Docs Reveals #Blackwater-Linked Companies Provided Intel & Security to Multinationals Like #Monsanto, #Chevron

September 16, 2010

“Blackwater’s Black Ops” — that’s the title of an explosive new article in The Nation magazine that reveals how entities closely linked with the private security firm Blackwater have provided #security and #intelligence services to a range of powerful #corporations over the past several years. The companies include #Monsanto, #Chevron, #DeutscheBank and others. Blackwater has also provided intelligence and training services to foreign governments, including #Jordan, the Canadian military and the Dutch police. We speak with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill. [includes rush transcript]

"AMY GOODMAN: “Blackwater’s Black Ops” — that’s the title of an explosive new article in The Nation magazine that reveals how entities closely linked with the private security firm Blackwater have provided security and intelligence services to a range of powerful corporations over the past several years. The companies include Monsanto, Chevron, the Walt #Disney Company, Deutsche Bank, #Barclays and #RoyalCaribbean Cruise Lines.

"Blackwater has also provided intelligence and training services to foreign governments, including the Kingdom of Jordan, the Canadian military and the Dutch police. In 2007, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto worked with Blackwater when she returned to #Pakistan to campaign for the general elections. Bhutto was assassinated in December of 2007.

"The new revelations come from documents obtained by The Nation. They show that Blackwater’s work for corporations and government agencies was contracted using two companies: #TotalIntelligenceSolutions and the #TerrorismResearchCenter. Both companies are owned by Blackwater’s owner and founder, #ErikPrince.

"Today also marks the third anniversary of the #NisourSquare massacre, when Blackwater guards gunned down seventeen #Iraqi civilians and wounded twenty in a fifteen-minute shooting spree in #Baghdad.

"For more, we’re joined now from New York by investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill. He’s a Puffin Foundation writing fellow at the Nation Institute. He’s a Democracy Now! correspondent and author of the book Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful #MercenaryArmy. His new article in online at thenation.com."

Listen / Read more:
https://www.democracynow.org/2010/9/16/the_nation__docs_reveals_blackwater

#PrivateArmy #Netherlands #Canada #Xe #Academi #CorporateColonialism #PrivateArmies #Fascism #AuthoritarianRule #Oligarchy

The Case For Privatizing National Defence (and fully de-funding the military)

Freed from the need to serve citizen consumers as efficiently as possible, nationalised militaries are prone to wasteful behavior and needless troop casualties.

https://indianlibertyreport.com/the-case-for-privatizing-national-defence-and-fully-de-funding-the-military/

#defence #privatearmies