I call for an overhaul because I find that two contact agencies – the Minneapolis Urban League and Front Street Marketing are abusing the current practices. At this writing we allege the two organizations also are in violation of the United States Federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, which pertains to the way a public entity conducting business with vendors outside the laws of the bid process, allowing for fair practice and competition.
The Minneapolis Urban League and Front Street Marketing are in violation of the RICO Act because the Urban League has signed an agreement to be the fiduciary agent for Front Street Marketing, a for-profit marketing company, located inside of the Urban League headquarters at 2100 Plymouth Avenue North. The actions involving possible violations of RICO were a lack of bid process funneling contract(s) directly to Front Street Marketing without a RFP (Request for Proposal) for contract services. This activity also brings about a Conflict of Interest that can be defined as any situation in which an individual or corporation (either private or governmental)
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