Source: Nancy Amons, WSMV (TN), 11:34 am CST November 21, 2008
A private security company that is trusted to help keep Nashville safe is accused of twisting the facts in order to get the job. Wackenhut wasn't the lowest bidder when Metro was looking for a security company. But Wackenhut got extra points by saying it would subcontract 20 percent of its contract to a local small business, Specialized Security Consultants (SSC), run out of a house in Mount Juliet.
Wackenhut was quick to lay the blame on SSC after the Davidson County Election Commission break-in last December and blamed SSC when Metro discovered it was overbilled. But now Metro lawyers have said the two companies really aren't very separate. Metro alleges that Wackenhut moved some its own guards to the SSC roster, Wackenhut did their payroll, ordered their uniforms, performed their background checks and that SSC used Wackenhut's office space.
