Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2006
SkyWay-related allegations
Titan had briefly partnered with SkyWay Communications and held stock in companies connected with SkyWay. After a SkyWay-linked aircraft was seized with cocaine, media reports raised questions about Titan’s former relationship and an employee’s alleged connections. The material does not establish criminal wrongdoing by Titan.
2005
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violation in Benin
Titan pleaded guilty to illegally providing $2 million connected with the 2001 reelection campaign of Benin president Mathieu Kérékou and agreed to pay $28.5 million in criminal fines and civil penalties. The case also involved false tax-return filings.
2004
Abu Ghraib contractor-abuse controversy
Titan employees were among contractors implicated in investigations of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. The U.S. Army inquiry attributed contractor involvement to 36 percent of proven incidents and identified six employees as individually culpable, according to the cited reference. Titan employee Adel Nakhla was terminated after acknowledging that he had restrained prisoners in abusive circumstances.