To support
their argument, the Mexicans are relying on an alleged email, supposedly
leaked by “Anonymous”, between two former marines, Greg Gillispie and Michael Boffo,
in which Mr. Gillispie allegedly says that millions
of dollars could be made offering close protection to a family of four at
the St. Regis.
Mr.
Gillispie, a former principal of security training company Veritas Worldwide
Security, is the owner of GG Global Holdings, a San Diego-based aircraft leasing
company. This company contracted aircraft from Christian
Eduardo Esquino Nuñez out of Toluca, Mexico, for use by Cynthia Vanier. Cynthia
Vanier is the Canadian accused of organizing the alleged plot while under
contract to the troubled
Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin.
Mr. Boffo,
a former employee of military contractor DynCorp,
was a close friend and business partner of Mr. Gillispie’s at Veritas Worldwide
Security. He is presently employed by Pax
Mondial in Afghanistan.
Mr.
Gillispie has been very open to La
politica, claiming that the Mexican authorities have confused a legitimate
plan to secure the family of a Mexican politician with the alleged Gaddafi plot.
Mr. Boffo
has also responded to queries from La
politica, and has clearly stated that he had nothing to do with such a
plot.
One
unusual aspect of such a plan would be the requirement that Americans carry
weapons in Mexico. This is
against the law. Any plan to offer close protection would then involve the
Americans in an advisory role, or operating in serious contravention of Mexican gun laws.
La politica has built a list of some of the men who may have
been contacted to provide close protection at the St. Regis, and perhaps then
later on as well, should the family have been relocated to a compound on the Pacific
Coast, as the Mexicans allege.
The list provided
below does not specifically identify the individuals for a number of reasons.
First,
all have been contacted by La politica,
and not one has been able to confirm or deny that they were approached for a
close protection security detail in Mexico. Their silence may be due
to NDAs, a desire not to put at risk their security clearance, or a fear
that they would be compromising personal loyalties.
Second,
they have done nothing illegal that La
politica is aware of, and have not consented to having their identities
revealed.
Not the gentlemen referred to in this article
Nonetheless, below is a partial roster, as best as La politica has been able to determine so far:
Summary of possible security detail at St. Regis
CP #1. Born 1968 and based in Atlanta, this former DynCorp and Blackwater
employee in Iraq is a big Georgia Bulldogs and Southern Eagles
fan, and rightly mourned the
loss of Larry Munson. He is also fond of tennis star Anna Kournikova (no
harm in that).
CP #2. Born 1965. Former
member of the Diplomatic Security Service with the U.S. Department of State.
Presently employed by DynCorp International as a project manager in
Jacksonville, North Carolina. Also former Blackwater engaged in Kirkuk, Iraq,
in February 2006. Posted Camp Lejeune, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines.
CP #3. Born
1976. Former member of the U.S. Marine Corp. Five years in Iraq. Presently runs
a painting company in the Columbus, Ohio area.
CP #4. Former
U.S. Marine Corp, former DynCorp International employee. Was at U.S. Joint
Forces headquarters for 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah (January
16, 2001 – May 31, 2002). Email was included in bulk “Anonymous” dump of STRATFOR clients on December 25, 2011.
CP #5. Born 1977. Presently resides in Phoenix, AZ. Former Personal Security Specialist with DynCorp.
CP #6. Born 1971. Lives in Johnson City, Tennessee. Served in 2nd Brigade, First Calvary Division. Former DynCorp International employee.
(TE Wilson is the author of Mezcalero, a Detective Sánchez novel.)
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CP #6. Born 1971. Lives in Johnson City, Tennessee. Served in 2nd Brigade, First Calvary Division. Former DynCorp International employee.
(TE Wilson is the author of Mezcalero, a Detective Sánchez novel.)
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