What the collective efforts of DU have found out about 21st Century System, Inc.

1. The company's reference address in the federal contracting database traces back to a house, owned by the once CEO of 21st Century Systems. Inc.

The company allegedly has a physical presence in Herndon, VA at a more conventional place of business:
2611 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 11100
Arlington, VA 22202

The above address is at an office complex. If this is the true headquarters of the business, then the address listed in the federal database is a false entry. If it is an intentional entry of false information, perhaps to give the appearance of a small business, then it falls under a prosecutable offense: 18 USC 1001.

2. The company has a political action committee, named "21ST CENTURY SYSTEMS INC (21CSI) PAC", this PAC has made donations to conservative Democrats and Republicans alike. In particular the PAC has an intense interest in Senator Ben Nelson, and has donated to him 4 times, and direct donations were made by management of the company to Nelson.

3. Senator Nelson's son works for 21st Century Systems Inc. in a position entitled "Marketing Director". This was found on numerous press releases by the company, found here (his son is Patrick Nelson):
http://www.21csi.com/news.php

4. Senator Nelson was recently written about in the Omaha World Herald, the article states that Senator Nelson has been pushing an earmark for 21st Century Systems in the amount of $7.5 million.

5. To date, as per the Omaha World Herald article, the company has only delivered one product to protect a single base in Iraq, and the product is no longer in use.

40-odd million dollars and only one actual piece of software delivered, something is incredibly fishy with that.

Here's the original research thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1339800&mesg_id=1339800

which directed 7.5m (this time) to a company where his son is marketing director? Is that not an ethics violation right there? If it is not a violation of Senate ethics rules, why isn't it?

"Unlike the House, the bill would also explicitly prohibit earmarks that would benefit the immediate family of the senator who sponsored it. Many of those changes revise internal Senate rules and do not require House or presidential approval."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/19/washington/19ethics.html?ex=1326862800&en=e3966a582ee527e4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Senator Nelsen appears to me to be indirect violation of the new Senate ethics rules on earmarks.

I mean, it's completely clear. Someone should report his ass.

only Hawaii, Virginia and Nebraska. The other places here in CO, WA, MO and IN don't have records with the various Secretaries of State for those places. I'm pretty damn certain you can't operate a business with an assumed name in any state without filing with their SOS.

In addition, when I looked up the Nebraska business records, the SOS website said they hadn't paid their taxes in 2004.

the fact is I imagine you could find this sort of dirt on a lot of hawkish democrats. God knows they are not pro-war for our freedoms! It is the PROFITS!

This small investigation in the duration of one day has uncovered a lot of dirt, and it has permanently changed my opinion of at least this Senator, if not others.

That the majority of the DLC and Hillary herself have some blood money.

Ought to be interesting to see what I find, if anything.

and your abilities. The more scoundrels exposed the better for what is left of this democracy.

I'm going through contributions to Hillary right now, already found two interesting ones I may post about if I find a continuous pattern.

He sticks up for Dubya and Shooter, and unborn babies--that's all that matters here.

It's a massive conflict of interest to be funding a company where your son just happens to work.

months ago, and there's not exactly been an outcry that I can detect. He's pretty popular here--I'm surprised the OWH even ran the story AND revisited it, considering how they usually paint him in a positive light (IMO). The Repubs here think Nelson's more conservative than Hagel, and they love him for that. It's not true, of course--not even on the war, but that sort of image will buy Nelson a lot of averted eyes and "oh well" shrugs when his dirty hands are exposed.

fairly easy to document, etc...

So can it really be another case of 'the laws do not apply to us'....???

Just another game of "Catch me if you can"...among thousands & thousands

:-(

Fish smell really intense in here.

40 million goes to a company that doesn't do very much EXISTING.

After the first few million, they rent a "suite" and provide
some second-rate product just to create the APPEARANCE of an
actual business.

This looks like FRAUD to me. Millions sent to a phony "front"
which doesn't actually do anything. "Theft by Deception", or
whatever the legal term is for "scam" these days.

or any other law types, what the hell crime has been committed here in regard to a sitting senator besides fraud?

to get an earmark for a company where a family member works. So that's one ethics violation, now of course, we'll see what happens.

Tim Weiner's book Blank Check: The Pentagon's Black Budget and this article,

Paint it black
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/01.09.97/cover/mil-spend1-9702.html

we find that,

"BLACK MILITARY programs appear as budget-request line items bearing acronyms, code names or generic catchphrases, such as STUDS, Tractor Rose or "special evaluation program." Their total costs are usually withheld. They are justified not to Congress as a whole, but rather to elite committees like the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House National Security Committee. The most secretive, or "waived," programs need only be revealed to the committee chairperson and the senior minority member. The only people providing core information on black-budget military programs are those who have a large stake in them: the relevant military personnel and their contractors."

Accountability and oversight...they don't happen.

Questions to ask, what Senate/House committee(s) approved funding for whatever project 21st Century was involved in ? Start there.

Also, the company shows up on the DC Madame's list

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1339800&mesg_id=1340184

Then remember, the "others" in the Congress and CIA that were being investigated, but then the investigation stalled, the article mentioned is over a year old, see below in another DU posting at

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1336397&mesg_id=1341676

Nelson switched at the last minute to vote to refund Cheney's office. I suspect a little arm twisting with the information you presented. Nelson is compromised and mallable.

J

That's why corruption is such a threat to our nation, if someone gets the goods on our Representatives and Senators, they can blackmail them into doing things they wouldn't usually. Nelson may be a case of that.

I have a feeling most Senators carry a long trail of shit behind them, we just don't hear about it much.

Because of course, once disclose something, the power to blackmail someone over it is gone.