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GEO Group Funnels Millions to Trump PAC Following Windfall ICE Contracts

Loaded on Oct. 1, 2026 by Jo Ellen Nott published in Prison Legal News October, 2026, page 18
Filed under: GEO Group/Wackenhut, Contractor Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Immigration Detention. Location: United States of America.

by Jo Ellen Knott

Corporate influence-peddling is alive and well in the Trump brand of politics. Private prison titan The GEO Group handed over $1.4 million to President Donald Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., just days after securing federal detention contracts worth $165 million annually.

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