[Peace-discuss] Blackwater USA and University of Illinois Police Training Institute

[Robert Naiman]

Not only might this violate UIUC rules, it might violate State of
Illinois rules.

As anyone on this list knows who has been a UI employee in the last
several years, to be a UI employee, even a teaching assistant, you
have to take and pass an annual online ethics training, where you
certify that you know what the rules are. This was part of the
post-Ryan Blago ethics reforms.

Is there a State of Illinois investigation...?

On 7/31/07, Roger Epperson <cgrle at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Why do we have to read about local matters in the
> Chicago Tribune? The News Gazette was scooped again!
>
> A potential conflict of interest involving a
> University of Illinois director and the military
> security contractor Blackwater U.S.A. is being
> investigated.
>
> In May, Tom Dempsey, director of the university's
> police training institute, signed an agreement with
> Blackwater allowing for an exchange of staff and
> students and to share facilities, the Chicago Tribune
> reported Tuesday.
>
> Then on July 19, Dempsey submitted a request for time
> off to consult for Blackwater in Afghanistan, which
> was granted.
>
> Dempsey, 58, is paid $118,178 annually by the
> university. School conflict policy requires employees
> to disclose whether they are receiving $10,000 or more
> from a company doing business with the university.
>
> When asked about Dempsey's role in the company, a
> Blackwater spokeswoman told the Tribune it's against
> company policy to discuss employees in sensitive
> positions overseas.
>
> Copyright 2007 by United Press International
>
>
>
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