‘Mystery Company’ Buys $800M Worth of Land Near Travis AFB
July 22nd, 2023I’d say the chance that the U.S. Government can’t figure out who is behind is about 0%.
Via: ABC7:
The United States Air Force is investigating a company that’s purchased $800 million of land near Travis Air Force Base, one of the most critical military bases in the U.S. But after eight months of investigation, government officials have been unable to identify who’s behind it nor rule out any threat to national security.
“We’re very, very concerned about this,” said Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA08). “It’s so extensive and so secret and it’s impossible to get any information about what’s happening here.”
Congressman Garamendi raised the alarm to the U.S. Air Force — prompting a federal investigation.
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Public records show the company “Flannery Associates LLC” began purchasing land around the military base in 2018. The controversy was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Investigators say those acquisitions ramped up in 2023.
“Now literally three sides of that base are totally controlled by the Flannery group,” Rep. Garamendi said.
Yet no one – including local, state, and federal officials — can seem to track down who’s behind the group.
“Who are these people?” Garamendi said. “Where did they get the money where they could pay five to ten times the normal value that others would pay for this farmland?”
Even after eight months of investigation, Garamendi says federal authorities are still struggling to get those answers.
