Iowa protesters in 2020 engaged in 'terrorism," security firm CEO says
The Des Moines City Council on Monday will consider whether to more than double the value of its contract with a private security firm whose CEO has referred to participants in racial justice protests in the city last year as engaging in "terrorism." On his Facebook page, he also referred to members of the local Black Liberation Movement as "little sissy b******.” The references were made by Tom Conley, president and CEO of The Conley Group, in emails to city officials, which the Des Moines Register obtained under Iowa's open records law, and on his Facebook page. The Conley Group provides ...