By Jerroll Sander and Dr. Cornel West
Nationwide — A groundbreaking alliance has formed in the face of what some are calling a long-standing injustice. Dr. Cornel West, renowned scholar, and former presidential candidate, has joined forces with Jerroll M. Sanders, the President, and CEO of a black, female-owned business, to shed light on alleged corruption at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). The allegations revolve around the theft of her firm’s multi-million dollar contract, a case that has gone unresolved for an astonishing 23 years.
Sanders’ story takes center stage in the award-winning documentary, “My Empty Chair: The Jerroll Sanders Story,” which can be found on YouTube.
In her documentary, Sanders claims that high-ranking officials within the DOJ have turned a blind eye to clear and convincing evidence. This evidence suggests that Democratic presidential appointees terminated her firm’s lucrative contract, subsequently awarding it to a non-minority associate who has since reaped substantial financial rewards from her work.
“Everyone who has reviewed my evidentiary binder finds DOJ’s claim that insufficient predication exists to show that Treasury appointees and other officials violated federal law inexplicable,” states Sanders. She goes on to reveal that the independent investigative firm, The MPM Group (MPM), and court-adjudicated experts in federal contracting embarked upon a rigorous seven-month investigation, utilizing the same documentation provided to the DOJ. According to Sanders, MPM’s findings directly contradict the DOJ’s assertions.
MPM’s nine-page report, directed to the Assistant U.S. Attorney General, concludes, “Based on the facts and circumstances set forth herein, one comes to the unavoidable conclusion that various senior management personnel at IRS and Treasury knowingly breached a legally awarded services contract with a well-established and recognized minority firm and then gave that extremely lucrative contract to a newly-formed, well-connected non-minority firm that had no physical office location, no employee base, no financial base, and no prior federal/state contract credibility (not a single prior federal or state contract as a reference). The obvious questions emerge: How is it that only TWC questioned these events and why has the government turned a blind eye?”
Adding to the mounting pressure on the DOJ, a letter from a representative of Simon Passante, LLC law firm also calls into question the department’s claims of innocence. The letter states, “I’ve reviewed the notebook you sent me entitled ‘Request for Investigation: IRS Notice Redesign.’ I will not be able to represent you or produce any report or analysis on the matter discussed therein. This is not because I believe you were treated fairly. The evidence you include, and the manner in which it is presented, make it clear to me that you do your job with great skill, and that if you were removed from a job, there certainly were other considerations besides the quality of your work. That said, this is an issue our office is not equipped to handle.”
Noted scholar and former presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West has also thrown his weight behind Sanders’ claims, rendering his full support. Sanders reveals that Dr. West granted her the authority to use his name in her fight for justice, stating, “I support your efforts – Please use my name any way you wish.” Dr. West concluded his message by urging Sanders to “Stay strong!”
Jerroll Sanders is now calling upon the public to take action. She is urging citizens to use the Contact Form on the DOJ’s website to send Attorney General Merrick Garland a message requesting the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate her allegations regarding the IRS Notice Redesign Contract. Furthermore, Sanders is asking citizens to send a message to President Biden via the White House website, endorsing her call for a special counsel investigation.
Lastly, Sanders is encouraging citizens to contact Michigan Senator Gary Peters via his website. In his capacity as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Sanders believes that Senator Peters can use his broad oversight powers to initiate an investigation into her contract and federal contracting operations in general.
Sanders hopes that such an investigation will expose the tactics federal officials may be employing to undermine and dismantle black contractors in the industry.
