The first time a Pennsylvania consultant named Charles Sowell connected with border czar Tom Homan was when Sowell reached out on LinkedIn in 2021, looking for advice about border contracting work. Sowell said he couldn’t comment on his conversations with Homan since Homan went back into government. “Border czar has been briefed by industry,” the official informed his colleagues. ”Border czar is most likely going to say something to SECDEF,” the official continued, referring to Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth. He has not been charged with any offense, and neither Hall nor Sowell has been accused of wrongdoing.