Former FBI Officials Tapped for Amazon’s Security Apparatus

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Former FBI Officials Tapped for Amazon’s Growing Security Apparatus

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As Amazon faces antitrust scrutiny, counterfeiting, and worker activism, the company is staffing up with former FBI agents focused on security and intelligence gathering.

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Amazon Hired Koch-Backed Anti-Union Consultant to Fight Alabama Warehouse Organizing

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