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How Did American Apparel Creep Dov Charney Get a Military Contract?

FLYING BLIND

The disgraced American Apparel founder’s new firm didn’t just score a deal with the U.S. Air Force. It’s certified under a program intended for small businesspeople of color.

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When most people think “disadvantaged,” an accused serial harasser in a $5.1 million Los Angeles mansion isn’t usually what comes to mind. 

But federal records show that well-heeled former American Apparel CEO Dov Charney’s new company landed a two-year contract to make tens of thousands of masks for the Air Force—and,...

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