Erik Dean Prince

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Erik Dean Prince
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Erik Prince speaking at the Miller Center (2015-04-15).
 
 
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  • Background

    Erik Dean Prince (born June 6, 1969) is an American businessman, former United Stated Navy SEAL officer, and the founder of the private military company Blackwater USA, now called Academi. He served as Blackwater's CEO until 2009 and as its chairman until its sale to a group of investors in 2010. Prince heads [as Managing Partner] the private equity firm Frontier Resource Group  [see also], and served as chairman of the Hong Kong-listed Frontier Services Group until 2021.

    Prince is the son of engineer and businessman Edgar Prince, and the brother of former United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.


    Additional Reading

  • [theIntercept.com, 2021-10-30] FBI Investigation of Failed Mercenary Plot Delves Into Role of Erik Prince.  Investigators are probing Prince's involvement in the attempted sale of Jordanian military equipment as part of a 2019 plan to help self-declared Libyan leader Khalifa Hifter.

  • [ProPublica.org, 2021-09-28] More Than Half of America's 100 Richest People Exploit Special Trusts to Avoid Estate Taxes.  Secret IRS records show billionaires use trusts that let them pass fortunes to their heirs without paying estate tax. Will Congress end a tax shelter that has cost the Treasury untold billions?

  • [CommonDreams.org, 2021-08-25] 'Monstrous Human:' Erik Prince Reportedly Charging $6,500 for Seats Out of Kabul.  The Blackwater founder previously pushed the Trump administration to privatize the Afghan war.


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