Crisis-Profiteering

Trump Awards $812M No-Bid COVID Contract to Newly Formed Phlow Corporation

2020-04-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Phlow Corporation, incorporated just months before, received an $812 million pharmaceutical manufacturing contract without competitive bidding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump adviser Peter Navarro told officials ‘my head is going to explode if this contract does not get immediately …

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Whitefish Energy Wins $300M No-Bid Puerto Rico Contract Despite 2 Employees

2017-10-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Whitefish Energy, a Montana company with only two full-time employees from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown, received a $300 million no-bid contract to restore Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria. The contract prohibited government auditing of costs while charging $462 …

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