Cocaine One. A Republican Scandal

This is a brief summarization of an extensive investigation @ MadCowProd who also brough us the Wilkes/MZM Poway Mafia Scandal.

It begins like this:

An American-registered DC9 destined for the U.S was caught carrying an astonishing 5.5 tons of pure cocaine in Mexico by the Mexican military on April 10th.

The DC9 was painted with a seal that is remarkably similar to U.S Government planes, and bears the statement "Protecting America's Skies".

The plane's registered owner, "Royal Sons LLC," a Florida air charter company, was at one time housed in a hanger at the Venice Fl. Airport owned by infamous flight school Huffman Aviation. Infamous for teaching future 9/11 hijackers how to fly.

Brent Kovar (owner Skyways Communications), One of the two owners of the DC9 had been appointed in 2003 to the Business Advisory Council of the National Republican Congressional Committee by Congressional Majority Leader Tom Delay.

Kovar was appointed:

"in recognition of his valuable contributions and dedication to the Republican Party"

And he was:

"expected to play a crucial role in the party's efforts to involve top businesspeople in the process of government reform both at the state and federal levels."

Two weeks before Skyway declared bankruptcy, Governor Jeb Bush's Department of Transportation issued a press release touting the firm's bright future in Homeland Security and announcing it had been selected to be the state's primary provider of airport security applications.

The DC9 in question, was said to be used to perform in-flight demonstrations of new technology of SKYWAY AIRCRAFT and its corporate parent SKYWAY COMMUNICATIONS HOLDING CORP.

That could not be true however, an inspection of the company and its principals reveals that SkyWay had no products, no prospects, and nothing to demonstrate.

SkyWay said it's patented technology promised to protect airplanes from terrorism, and provide high-speed Internet at 30,000 feet. To the shock and anger of investors who lost 30-40 million dollars, it did nothing of the kind.

As MCP points out, what they did have were a couple of airliners masquerading as official U.S. Government planes.

SkyWay Aircraft also leased a 70,000 square foot "repair" facility at DFW Airport in Dallas for more than $20,000 a month... in a building owned by a man called "George W. Bush's biggest supporter" and "the power behind the throne" during Bush's first Presidential campaign.

MCP (rhetorically) asks: Why would a start-up company which doesn't (and never will) have any products, spend $20 grand a month to rent a facility to "repair" them?

Interestingly enough, SkyWay shared the facility with another firm, Airbase Services Inc. A month after the DC9 was seized in Mexico, Airbase filed for bankruptcy.

What is Kovar doing nowadays? Nervously awaiting trial? In jail already? No way, as his new business card shows: