As of today, the SBA has officially suspended ATI Government Solutions, which is majority-owned by Susanville Indian Rancheria, as well as three of its executives, from conducting any new business with the federal government. While we continue our investigation, ATI and its
@SBA_Kelly Honestly how did it take a journalist to find this not you guys. This is the norm not an anomaly what are you doing about it?
@SBA_Kelly Have you looked at Choctaw Nation and Chickasaw National Industries? They “win” billions in government no bid contracts
@SBA_Kelly @wendyp4545 Massive corruption in 8a set-asides is what finally pushed me out of government contracting forever. It was comical how corrupt and incompetent everything was. The CEO of the 8a set-aside subcontractor I worked for was at her beach house in Maui 90% of the time. She delegated
@SBA_Kelly Sounds like you need to unleash DOGE on all contracts, all programs
@SBA_Kelly What are you doing about the firms it conspired with (e.g., subcontracted out) to do the actual work. There's no way they didn't know what was going on.
@SBA_Kelly @JamesOKeefeIII But how many other ATIs are out there? Why does it take O’Keefe to expose it?
@SBA_Kelly Will you suspend the subcontractor who directly benefited from maintaining the fraud?
@SBA_Kelly This has been going on for years and years. Example: IBM wants a contract with the government but doesn't meet minority requirements of the contract. Finds (or maybe funds) a minority owned tech business, seeds it with an influential retired government employee (for contacts and
@SBA_Kelly This is the entire business model of the "equity" regime. The 8(a) program is a legalized racket. It's a system designed to be exploited by DC insiders who find a "disadvantaged" group to use as a passthrough to get rich. They don't build businesses; they build shell companies.
@SBA_Kelly Here is another one for you. It’s a 2 man company performing no work Just a pass through. The only service they provide is sole-source access for big businesses to contracts they are ineligible for. Don’t know that it’s illegal but definitely gaming the system
@SBA_Kelly Can we start putting people in jail not just retiring them, pulling their contract, or just slapping on them on the wrist?
@SBA_Kelly Consider review of this minority owned tribal business. Millions in pending federal awards. "Cherokee Federal’s team of tribally owned, small disadvantaged business entities, many of which are 8(a) and/or HUBZone certified with various NAICS codes" @OKeefeMedia
@SBA_Kelly All Tribal contracts must be investigated…..
@SBA_Kelly Y’all should be doing your own investigations instead of waiting for O’keefe to tell you what’s wrong. This is happening in EVERY SINGLE SQUARE INCH OF GOVERNMENT. Stop the fraud. If the front line taxpayer employees aren’t doing the proper vetting FIRE THEM ALL. Shit.
@SBA_Kelly It’s nearly all HNC/ANC Firms. You have to see this. Everyone on LinkedIn is touting “relationship” building constantly. What do you think that is? Are you not going after the CO’s and who set this all up? Come on
@SBA_Kelly What a joke. How come you didn't know this scam was taking place when every federal contracting officer has been aware of this for years and the SBA turned a blind eye. Same scenario with small business set asides. Where is @OMB and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy? All
@SBA_Kelly Just like when I reported "Foreclosure Rescue" in Fort Worth for being a scam company. These people are just going to pay NEW people to do the same thing. They and ANY associates should be barred.
@SBA_Kelly America Only Has One Question... And That Is If These People Are Going To Go PRISON??? It's What Would Happen If These People Were Regular Citizen's.
@SBA_Kelly I bet ATI is the very tip of the corrupt iceberg. Suggestion: suspend the program and make every one of them reapply.
@SBA_Kelly End the the racist 8a program and you will eliminate the incentive to lie and cheat to win these huge no bid contracts.
@SBA_Kelly @JamesOKeefeIII Freeze the bank accounts, get the accountants in there, it’s ... Clawback time!!!! 😎
@SBA_Kelly Sec Loeffler, small business owner here. Access to loans, grants, or government contracts is out of reach. My husband and I are using our salaries to keep employees paid. Small businesses need better support.
@SBA_Kelly Tip of the iceberg, every business should be looked at. They will close up shop and do it again and again and again. Every institution is corrupt and they are fighting to keep it that way.
@SBA_Kelly What about existing contracts?
@SBA_Kelly @RapidResponse47 That’s a good start but we need to be taking the riches stolen by them back … and some jail time for all involved in the scam
@SBA_Kelly Suspend new business with ATI? Sure. That’ll learn ‘em. Meh, no real felonies committed after the statute of limitations is allowed to run out anyhow.
@SBA_Kelly Now you do the same to Deloitte, IBM, Accenture etc.
@SBA_Kelly I used to live in Susanville - we lovingly called it Sleasyville🤠 in the early 70's
@SBA_Kelly I hope there’s a whistleblower reward for James O’Keefe.
@SBA_Kelly I hope you also permanently suspended Susanville Indian Rancheria too!
@SBA_Kelly The entire 8(a) program is a GIANT SCAM. Shut it DOWN completely!
@SBA_Kelly good
@SBA_Kelly Excellent!
@SBA_Kelly Accountability no games how many veteran’s were turn down because of credit @realDonaldTrump @JamesOKeefeIII @FBIDirectorKash shut the SBA down for good …..in Jesus name many good people were rejected by the SBA as they allowed this type of fraud ….
@SBA_Kelly No bid contracts need to be eliminated