(American Police Force) head Hilton has criminal past

Source: Billings Gazette

CODY, Wyo. - Michael Hilton of American Police Force arrived in Hardin with promises of Mercedes police cars and expertise in operating prisons. He delivered the cars last week, but may have learned about prisons following a 1993 conviction for grand theft.

Public records from police and state and federal courts in California show that Michael Anthony Hilton, using that name and more than a dozen aliases over several years, is cited in multiple criminal, civil and bankruptcy cases, and was sentenced in 1993 to two years in state prison in California.

Hilton pleaded guilty in March 1993 to 14 felonies, including 10 counts of grand theft, one count of attempted grand theft and three counts of diversion of construction funds, according to Orange County court records. He was sentenced to two years in prison, but it is unclear how much time he served.

Court records in that case list his real name as Michael Hilton, but they also include the aliases Midrag Ilia Dokovitch, Midrag Ilia Dokovich and Michael Miodrag.

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Great research by DUer Debbierlus here http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6667901

It seems to hang on the fact that APF has a "U.S. Training Center" and Blackwater also has a "U.S. Training Center." That's not exactly a conclusive argument.

http://www.americanpolicegroup.com/special.html

"Our extensive tactical firearms training facility, the U.S. Training Center is capable of providing a wide range of instruction and training for all types of law enforcement organizations. From basic firearms training to complex SWAT tactics our corps of instructors can meet all your training requirements."

It isn't A U.S. training center, it is THE U.S. Training Center. It is a NAME, not a reference to a randomn facility. And, how many US training center would boast of the EXACT SAME THING as the Blackwater's U.S. Training Center...

U.S. Training Center site:

http://www.ustraining.com/new/cadre.asp

Specializes in all those things.

I googled U.S. Training Center & there was nothing that came close to matching the description given on the American Police Group's page.

Blackwater uses the name of 'The U.S. Training Center' as their cover name, btw.

Blackwater renamed its Blackwater Lodge and Training Center as "the U.S. Training Center" at the same time last winter that it renamed itself "Xe." And it's got a lock on the domain name ustraining.com. (Though ustrainigcenter.com appears not to be taken.)

But it seems far more likely to me that a scam group formed about that same time would borrow both the name and some of the descriptive language from the Blackwater site than that Blackwater would (1) attempt to pass itself off under the guise of a front group while (2) leaving an obvious trail back to itself by using the same name that it had just adopted as an official part of its operations.

I mean, Blackwater is like the CIA. It just wouldn't do anything that dumb. The guy who's actually behind APG, on the other hand, seems to be *precisely* that dumb.


On edit: Actually, looking at the APG/APF website, I suspect that the guy who founded it may have been deliberately trying to take advantage of whatever confusion might have resulted from Blackwater's name-change by skimming off some of their potential customers.

Ain't that special. Why am I not surprised? And how much you wanna bet he votes for thugs?

Shrub made it easy for corruption in all industries.

I'm trying to find it.

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edited because I had the wrong post #

h:dem:ttp://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6667901

Come on, Dunkelzahn, we're counting on you...

Tucker

... Court documents show Hilton has outstanding judgments against him in three civil cases totaling more than $1.1 million.

As for Hilton's military expertise, including his claim to have advised forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, those interviewed knew of no such feats. Instead, Hilton was described alternately by those who know him as an arts dealer, cook, restaurant owner, land developer, loan broker and car salesman — always with a moneymaking scheme in the works.

... Beginning in 1993, Hilton spent six years in prison in California on a dozen counts of grand theft and other charges including illegal diversion of construction funds.

The charges included stealing $20,000 in a real estate swindle in which Hilton convinced an associate to give him a deed on property in Long Beach, Calif., ostensibly as collateral on a loan. Hilton turned around and sold the property to another party but was caught when the buyer contacted the original owner.

After his release, he got entangled in at least three civil lawsuits alleging fraud or misrepresentation. Those included luring investors to sink money into gold and silver collectible coins; posing as a fine arts dealer in Utah in order to convince a co uple to give him a $100,000 silver statue; and, in the case involving co-defendant Carella, seeking investors for an assisted living complex in Southern California that was never built.

... Two California attorneys said Wednesday that after learning of Hilton's latest activities they planned to follow him to Montana to seek payment on the outstanding judgments against him.

I see them driving around northern Delaware. Their local home base seems to be out of a church building that's housed in the old Gore plant. Seems a bit strange to me.

Sounds like it could be a Blackwater subdivision. I just googled them and came up with Covenant Services Worldwide. Their motto is "Misson First, Customer Always". They have a training center in TX, they offer security for Nuclear power plants, the private sector, govt. agencies, International and aviation ventures. Says they were formerly Worldwide Security Services and Covenant Homeland Security Solutions. Joseph Trindal and James McGinty are the VPs. Seems they provide a lot of coverage for the govt office (Dept. of Energy, etc.).

Maybe Newsmax wasn't too far off. Seems like entities are positioning themselves.

Then again, maybe my tinfoil hat is getting too tight.