Buck hitches wagon to defense contractor who schemed to defraud taxpayers

By: Dana Gentry

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 507

Last Updated: 4 days ago

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When Nevada State Senator and Republican congressional candidate Carrie Buck paraded around Boulder City on the Fourth of July, it was on a truck belonging to a Nevada-based defense contractor who admits he colluded to defraud the U.S. government.

John Buscema, the owner of S.A.F.E. Structure, a Nevada company, and USA Manufacturing, a Florida corporation, admitted in 2024 that his companies plotted from 2014 through 2023 with another defense contractor to rig bids …

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