# Connection check — FCS / Jim Casey and the security employers in the LinkedIn excerpt

**Updated:** 2026-10-14. **Question:** Is there a documented connection between **FCS Global Advisors**, **First Coast Security**, or **Jim Casey** and ARES Defense Group, Tier 1 Group, Response Team Protection, Colorado Security Agency, or the Republican National Committee?

## Result within the available evidence

**No direct connection is established by the material supplied.** The copied LinkedIn excerpt associates an **unidentified individual** with the organizations; it does not establish a corporate, contractual, or personal connection to FCS/Casey. This is **not an exhaustive negative search**.

| Organization | User-supplied lead | FCS / Casey documentation | Records needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| [ARES Defense Group](../node/organization/ARES-Defense-Group/README.md) | Director Jan 2024–Jul 2025; VP from Jul 2025 | None supplied | Officers, contracts, shared employees, invoices |
| [Tier 1 Group (T1G)](../node/organization/Tier-1-Group/README.md) | Part-time program manager/instructor from Jul 2024 | None supplied | Training agreements, subcontract records |
| [Response Team Protection](../node/organization/Response-Team-Protection/README.md) | VP Operations May 2021–Jul 2023 | None supplied | Corporate filings, client agreements |
| [Colorado Security Agency](../node/organization/Colorado-Security-Agency/README.md) | Program Director Jan 2019–Feb 2021, unnamed client site and rallies | None supplied | Site contracts, licenses, rosters |
| [Republican National Committee](../node/organization/Republican-National-Committee/README.md) | Security Operations Director Aug 2022–Nov 2023 | None supplied | 2020–2021 security vendors and staffing |

## Identity and chronology controls

- The excerpt supplies **no name or individual LinkedIn URL** [S11](../sources/source-register.md#s11). Do not assume it describes [Kenneth Capolino](../node/person/Kenneth-Capolino/README.md).
- Reported RNC tenure begins **August 2022**, not January 2021.
- Colorado Security Agency tenure **overlaps January 2021**, but there is **no identified RNC/DNC client, site, or incident role**.
- “ARES” and “Ares” may be the same legal company; incorporation evidence is missing.
- Common executive-protection industry, DC location, or work at presidential rallies does not establish a tie to FCS or the pipe-bomb incidents.

## Distinct First Coast corporate evidence

A government proposal reportedly called **FCS Investigative Division LLC** a licensed investigative subsidiary of **First Coast Security** and named Casey in an executive role [S01](../sources/source-register.md#s01). Federal FPS PSO awards are attributed to **First Coast Security Solutions, Inc.**, not automatically the investigative LLC [contract register](../sources/contract-register.md). None of those award leads identifies any of the five listed organizations as a subcontractor.

## Next steps

Authenticate the individual LinkedIn profile; obtain state entity numbers/officers and license records for each company; compare legal names/UEIs and procurement records; obtain dated RNC 2020–2021 guard contracts and personnel rosters; update [claim ledger](../evidence/claims-and-status.md).

**Evidence boundary:** No facts here establish involvement by these people or companies in the pipe-bomb placement.