RELATED: Allegations Of Contract Steering For Political Favors Inside VA (2017) Krause RespondsĪbout the allegations from CALIBRE and article Krause wrote, he said, “What I wrote in the article was true and correct based on available information, which is generally a total defense to defamation claims.”įor any plaintiff to prevail in a defamation lawsuit, the statements in question must be false. The aptly named article addressed corruption within the Department of Veterans Affairs’ related to public officials’ administration of a contract with CALIBRE that was investigated by IG and the findings were published in a report. (Those allegations were improperly sent to Krause’s law firm instead of his research company, Armo Press, LLC, owner of the website.) The false allegations described in the letter from CALIBRE below mischaracterize the article in question, The Swamp Giveth, And The Swamp Taketh Away: Margarita Devlin (Cocker) Promoted Into Number 2 Slot At Veterans Benefits Administration.
RELATED: We Remember Amie Muller And All Burn Pit Victims Today Amie died last year from complications of burn pit related pancreatic cancer.) (The letter was received while Krause’s family prepared to mourn the death of Amie Muller, the 36-year-old mother of three including Krause’s first daughter, Caidyn. Generally, the term “corruption” references to acts of deceit or dishonesty carried out by public officials or those in power. The company’s counsel presented a distorted context of the statements that erroneously reflected that CALBIRE was the focus of the critique when the focus of the corruption addressed were public officials.
The row relates to comments Krause made in an article two weeks ago expressing concern over the promotion of the #2 at Veterans Benefits Administration and a contract investigation related to CALIBRE overseen by Margarita Devlin.ĬALIBRE blew its swamp gas Krause’s way Friday afternoon before Memorial Day weekend, demanding a retraction and taking issue with use of the word “corruption” related to agency mismanagement of a contract with CALIBRE. A retraction demand letter from CALIBRE representation suggests the firm is contemplating legal action, possibly in the form of a defamation SLAPP lawsuit, against veterans rights activist Benjamin Krause.
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