Under the new contract, PAE will provide nation-wide management of the following operations: postal services, food services, waste management, demilitarization operations, fuel services, supply chain oversight and reporting, recreation services, airfield and transportation services, warehouse operations, and supplemental staffing and maintenance services for the Regional Security Office.

“Over the past several years, PAE has expanded its suite of operational capabilities,” added Heller, “and this award reflects our ability to provide the full spectrum of global mission services to our customers.” PAE has provided operations and maintenance services to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for over 10 years, and will continue that work under the recently awarded Baghdad Operations and Maintenance Support Services (OMSS) contract.

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According to court documents, Simmons worked in Afghanistan as a training program coordinator for PAE Inc. PAE had a contract with the United States Department of State to train and supply uniforms to Afghan correctional officers. Simmons was responsible for providing information to others at PAE as to the number and types of uniforms that were to be ordered and provided to the Afghan correctional officers upon their completion of the training program.

As alleged in court documents, Simmons and others created a company, Aminzian Logistics Services (Aminzian), ostensibly to provide uniforms to PAE as a subcontractor. In fact, Aminzian would submit false and fraudulent invoices to PAE seeking payment for goods that were not in fact provided. After Aminzian was paid, Simmons and his co-conspirators split the proceeds. The United States reimbursed PAE for its payments to Aminzian and incurred a loss of over $120,000.

The case was investigated by the Department of State Office of Inspector General and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). This case was prosecuted by Special Trial Attorney Mark H. Dubester, on detail from SIGAR, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin C. Frein of the Middle District of Florida. source: www.justice.gov