Firm charged with deceptive practices at Drum

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Firm charged with deceptive practices at Drum
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jan 28, 2009 19:34:34 EST

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A Texas-based military contractor lured employees to a job at Fort Drum through false promises of long-term employment and health benefits, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Austin-based M&E Technical Services Inc. fraudulently induced more than 100 workers to accept jobs adding armor plating to military vehicles at the northern New York Army post knowing the work would last only a few weeks and no benefits would ever be provided, Cuomo said.

“METs used lies and deceit in order to obtain a commitment from employees who were just looking for a better job,” Cuomo said.

“This company used these workers and then dropped them without fulfilling any of its promises. When any employer promises certain terms of employment in order to attract workers, the employer must stay true to its word,” the attorney general said.

Fort Drum officials referred questions to the U.S. Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, Ill., which secured the contract with METs. Spokesman Daniel Carlson was in a meeting and not immediately available for comment.


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