Responding to a query I made yesterday to the department, Homeland Security spokesman Larry Orluskie emailed me to confirm his department did in fact present a “recognition award” to Shirlington Limo in April 2005. The company has flirted with bankruptcy, had its federal licensing revoked, and is run by a longtime felon. It is currently being investigated for allegedly transporting prostitutes and lawmakers to parties hosted by alleged Congress-briber Brent Wilkes.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=183459