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Pedro Camacho

DHS Contractors Told White House Corey Lewandowski Sought Payments Tied to Contracts: 'Blazing Red Flag'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal (Credit: Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

DHS contractors told White House officials that Corey Lewandowski sought payments tied to federal contracts, according to a new report highlighting concerns among Trump administration aides and industry participants about potential conflicts of interest in the awarding of Homeland Security agreements.

The complaints stem from multiple accounts by contractors and officials who said Lewandowski, a senior adviser to former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem serving as a "special government employee," was positioned to influence contract decisions while allegedly seeking compensation linked to those same deals.

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