"During the transition, Lewandowski told Zoley that he wanted to be paid in exchange for protecting and growing GEO Group's DHS contracts, according to a senior DHS official and three people familiar with their discussion. Zoley, concerned about the propriety of the ask, told Lewandowski he would have no part of it, the sources said, describing the confrontation as tense."
Corey Lewandowski, working as a temporary special government employee at the Department of Homeland Security, has been accused of seeking payments from companies in exchange for assistance with DHS contracts. Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem denied his involvement in contract approvals during Senate testimony, but internal DHS records contradicted this claim. Multiple companies have accused Lewandowski of requesting payments, including GEO Group, a private-prison company seeking to expand its DHS contracts. GEO Group's founder George Zoley reportedly declined Lewandowski's initial request for payment but later offered him a retainer position. The Trump administration and White House officials were reportedly aware of these allegations for months before they became public.
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