Organization
Active
Carlyle Group — Oakwood GA Warehouse Seller, 22 Admin Officials Hold Investments
Private equity
Washington, DC
The Oakwood GA Sale
- Seller entity: CRP/AI Oakwood Owner LLC (Carlyle Group + Alliance Industrial)
- Location: Oakwood, GA (Hall County)
- DHS purchase price: $68.2 million
- Markup: Unknown (prior valuation not yet documented)
- Planned capacity: ~1,500 beds
22 Trump Administration Officials with Carlyle Investments
Source: ProPublica Trump Team Financial Disclosures, April 8, 2026.
Critical Conflicts (Procurement-Adjacent)
Todd Newnam — Special Advisor, Treasury ($26M)
- Former Carlyle Group employee — Carlyle 401(k), Carlyle carried interest, Carlyle Realty Coinvestment VI
- Previously compensated by The Carlyle Group
- A Carlyle insider now serving in the administration while Carlyle sells warehouses to DHS
Elbridge A. Colby — Under Secretary for Defense Policy, DOD ($8.9M)
- Holds Carlyle Partners V
- DOD Under Secretary for Policy oversees defense policy including military role in immigration enforcement
- DOD administers WEXMAC-TITUS, the contract vehicle through which ICE warehouses are purchased
Multiple Carlyle Fund Holders
Stacey Feinberg — Ambassador to Luxembourg ($73M)
- Carlyle Energy Credit Opps II
- Carlyle Group Inc stock
- Carlyle U.S. Equity Opportunity Fund
- Also holds GEO Group stock — triple Carlyle + GEO exposure
Joseph Popolo — Ambassador to Netherlands ($169M)
- Carlyle CLO Partners Onshore, L.P.
- Also holds extensive Blue Owl investments (see blue-owl-33-admin-investors)
John Figueroa — Senior Advisor, VA ($57M)
- CARLYLE OPPORTUNITIES ACCESS LLC (liability/fund investment)
- Also holds Goldman Sachs liabilities
Kevin J. Lilly — Principal Deputy Asst Sec for Fish & Wildlife/NPS, Interior ($20M)
- Avalon Carlyle Private Equity Fund
Stock Holders
| Name | Role | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholas A. Merrick | Ambassador to Czech Republic | State |
| Michael Molina | Principal Deputy Asst Admin, EPA | EPA |
| George H. McMaster | Director of Policy Planning | Treasury |
| Jeffrey A. Bartos | UN Representative | State |
| Kimberly Guilfoyle | Ambassador to Greece | State |
| Arjun Mody | Deputy Commissioner | SSA |
| Rachel Oglesby (spouse) | Chief of Staff | Education |
| Jennifer Thornton | General Counsel | USTR |
| Gustav Chiarello | Asst Sec Financial Resources | HHS |
| Paul M. Dabbar | Deputy Secretary | Commerce |
| David R. Fitzgerald | Acting Under Sec of Army | DOD |
| Benjamin Black | CEO | DFC |
| Paul Atkins | Chairman | SEC |
| Lev A. Krutz | Deputy Asst Sec Manufacturing | Commerce |
| Somers Farkas | Ambassador to Malta | State |
| Jacob Helberg | Under Sec of State | State |
The Overlap Pattern
Officials who hold investments in BOTH Carlyle AND Blue Owl:
- Joseph Popolo (Netherlands) — Carlyle CLO Partners + Blue Owl Capital Diversified Holdings
- David R. Fitzgerald (Acting Under Sec Army) — Carlyle Tactical Private Credit + Blue Owl Credit
- Arjun Mody (SSA Deputy Commissioner) — Carlyle Group stock + Blue Owl Credit Income
- Benjamin Black (DFC CEO) — Carlyle Group stock + Blue Owl Capital stock
- Somers Farkas (Malta) — Carlyle stock + Blue Owl stock
Multiple administration officials hold investments in two or more firms that sold warehouses to DHS.
Sources
- ProPublica Trump Team Financial Disclosures Database (April 8, 2026)
- AJC: Two Georgia warehouses
This research is published at The RAMM — investigative reporting on the detention pipeline.