The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released undercover video of a Chenega & Cherokee federal executive admitting that “Native-owned” firms cheat US government contracts and outsource the work while they collect millions.
Ricky Longhurst, Senior Account Executive at Cherokee Federal, told the undercover OMG journalist that companies are claiming ‘Native’ ownership to “cheat” the government.
Mike Montgomery, a Chenega Architecture and Design President, disclosed the revenue split: “We give 37% back to the tribe for infrastructure… 63% goes back to the business.”
“So, how do you do that because you don’t look Native?” the OMG journalist asked Mike Montgomery.
Same thing happens with contracts requiring minority owned businesses. Some government contracts REQUIRE minority/women owned businesses to partake in a certain percentage of the contract. That throws competitiveness right out the window and inflates the price of the work. There are certain minority owned businesses that will charge you a fee to put their name on the contract. You do the work under their business and they act as a middle-man. They pocket a bunch of money without doing any work at all. Another grifting scheme brought to you by the government ! Do you know who pays for it ?