Wackenhut Security Services

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Private Security Firm

Founded in 1954 by former FBI agent George Wackenhut, Wackenhut Security now provides security for numerous private ventures and government facilities worldwide, including the Nevada Test Site. Wackenhut has been accused of operating perimeter security for Area 51, a charge that has not been proven and has been denied by former employees.

CEO: Richard Wackenhut
Employment
- Dade County, Florida: 2500 [source]
- Kyle, Texas: 140+ [source]
- Global: (Need info.)
Relationships
- Bechtel: Working relationship at Nevada Test Site [source] and Savannah River. [source]
- Johnson Controls Nevada: Working relationship at Nevada Test Site. [source]
Articles
- News article, 1995: Big firms moving in -- and more may follow, Palm Beach Post, by Beth Reinhard.
- Press release, 1993: Wackenhut Services Incorporated awarded 5 year contract at Savannah River Site.
- Magazine article, Sept. 1992 , Inside the Shadow CIA , SPY Magazine, Volume 6. By John Connolly.
Conspiracy Reports & Claims: Paul Franklin
- Wackenhut's connection to UFO related sites. (72 k)
- Report on covert surveillance authorized by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company and conducted by The Wackenhut Corporation. (55 k)
- Report on sting operation conducted by The Wackenhut Corporation for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.
  - Part 1 (216 k)
  - Part 2. (215 k)
Offices in Chile.
Listed as customer for OK's Cascade Company, a company specializing in mobile logistics and support equipment.
Subsidiaries
- Wackenhut Corrections Corporation
- NASDAQ: WCCX
- Articles
  - News article, August 31, 1995: "Wackenhut probed for misusing funds," (Fredericton) Telegraph Journal, by Gary Dimmock.
  - Press release, July 13, 1995: "Dalhousie adult correctional centre short list announced." Department of Supply and Services, Fredericton, NB. (506)453-2413.
  - News article, June 29, 1995: "Wackenhut Corrections Selected For New Brunswick Project", Canada News Wire.
  - News Brief, March 1995: Susan Davis v/s Wackenhut. Prisoner alleges Wackenhut Corrections guards complicit in jail rape.
  - Media Filter: Private Prisons | Wackenhut Rent-a-Cops
Page History
- 1995: Created

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