The BAA security contracts - we probably wouldn't have even heard of them if it weren't for a tip that came to this newsroom after the April 17th hijacking. Since then we've been revealing layer after layer of personal and political interests in getting those contracts signed and executed. Tonight, we have one more interesting revelation. Jules Vasquez reports:
The Four Diamonds Security contract was signed on Christmas Eve - but - reports tell us it was never quite the gift that the other contract for ISECURITY was.
The owners of the company, Mike Estephan and BAA Board member Nigel Bouloy did not get a 6 figure up front payment like ISECURITY did.
But, don't blame that on their attorney, William A Lindo. He confirmed to us that he wrote up the contract for Four Diamond - and we're told that contract came to closely resemble the one given to ISECURITY.
And, perhaps as a cherry, after the March 2025 General Election, 7News has learned that Lindo was named to the BAA board - making it so that one co owner of Four Diamond and the man who wrote up their contract would both sit on the Board. But, Lindo confirmed to us that he resigned shortly after - he says it was two days before the BAA put out this statement on June fifth. In the statement they announced the immediate suspension of those contracts, that a legal opinion would be sought on the validity of the contracts and that, quote, "proper procedures may not have been observed in the award of these security contracts."
Lindo told us he attended one meeting and resigned after that. And when he did attend there was no talk of any cancellation of any contract - just an amendment or variation to the contracts.
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