Simpatico Software Systems is an American

data mining Data mining is the process of extracting and finding patterns in massive data sets involving methods at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and database systems. Data mining is an interdisciplinary subfield of computer science and ...

company founded in 2001 by

Ken Block Kenneth Paul Block (November 21, 1967 – January 2, 2023) was an American professional Rallying, rally driver with the Hoonigan Racing Division, formerly known as the Monster World Rally Team. Block was also one of the co-founders of DC Shoe ...

that is used by government agencies and private businesses to track waste and fraud. Additionally, it supplies software services to the SNAP program. Simpatico Systems has also provided engineering and consulting services. Its clients have included the EVERTEC and

GTECH Corporation GTech Corporation was a Gambling, gaming technology company based in Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It was acquired in 2006 for $4.5 billion by Lottomatica of Italy, which later rebranded as GTECH in the U.S. ...

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational Aerospace manufacturer, aerospace and Arms industry, defense company. With 97,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $40 billion, it is one of the world's largest Arms industry ...

, and the state government of Texas. In Texas, Simpatico developed a statewide

debit card A debit card, also known as a check card or bank card, is a payment card that can be used in place of cash to make purchases. The card usually consists of the bank's name, a card number, the cardholder's name, and an expiration date, on either ...

system for

food stamp In the United States, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal government program that provides food-purchasing assistance for low- and no-income persons to help them maintai ...

and

welfare Welfare may refer to: Philosophy *Well-being (happiness, prosperity, or flourishing) of a person or group * Utility in utilitarianism * Value in value theory Economics * Utility, a general term for individual well-being in economics and decision ...

recipients that saved the state more than $1 billion.

Election investigation

In 2020, Block was hired by the

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...

campaign to investigate claims of fraud in the

2020 U.S. presidential election Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and California junior senator Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican president Donald Trump and vi ...

. The ''

Washington Post ''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...

'' reported that Simpatico was paid around $750,000 to conduct the investigation. After investigating, Simpatico found no evidence of electoral fraud. According to Block, the theories advanced by the Trump campaign were "all false". In 2023, Simpatico was the subject of a

subpoena A subpoena (; also subpœna, supenna or subpena) or witness summons is a writ issued by a government agency, most often a court, to compel testimony by a witness or production of evidence under a penalty for failure. There are two common types of ...

brought by Jack Smith, a special counsel appointed as part of an investigation by the federal government into multiple claims against Trump. Block has stated that he has spoken to investigators.

References

External links

* * Companies based in Rhode Island 2001 establishments {{US-corp-stub