A federal employee in Seattle helped expose a fraud in which an Army veteran lied his way to a Purple Heart and hundreds of thousands of dollars in government benefits.
3 Navy officers charged in bribery, fraud scheme
Three current and former Navy officers have been indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and obstruction of justice in a prodigious scheme involving a contractor.
Retired Capt. Michael Brooks, 57, of Fairfax Station, Va.; Cmdr. Bobby Pitts, 47, of Chesapeake, Va.; and Singapore-based Lt. Cmdr. Gentry Debord, 47, were charged on May 25 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on charges that they accepted bribes of prostitutes, hotel stays, meals and entertainment from Leonard Francis, former CEO of Singapore-based contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia.
Twitter says espionage charge likely if company doesn’t comply with DOJ’s ‘unconstitutional’ order
Twitter’s attorneys said in court papers filed Tuesday that it believes theJustice Department would bring espionage charges against the social media service if it publicly reveals how many of its users have been subject to government surveillance.
By evoking the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), the U.S. government is able to compel internet companies like Twitter for the records of account holders under the guise of national security. Through guidelines established in 2014, however, companies are prohibited from saying exactly how many of those requests they receive, and instead are only permitted to report the number of orders in ranges of 1,000.
Mother of ‘Affluenza’ Teen Indicted on Money Laundering Charge
The mother of the “affluenza teen” Ethan Couch was charged with aiding her son in his escape to Mexico last year.
A grand jury Thursday indicted Tonya Couch on charges including hindering apprehension and money laundering, according to a report by the Associated Press. Couch and her son were taken into custody in December after the two fled to Mexico after a video surfaced online of her son drinking, which violated his probation.
Big development for bakery after IRS seized its cash
It was not uncommon for David Vocatura or other family members to make cash deposits at their bank – many customers at Vocatura’s Bakery, a nearly 100-year-old community institution, paid cash.
NYS Exposed: Are you sick of NYS government corruption?
There are just 10 days left in the legislative session in Albany and still no agreement on any ethics reform legislation.
Recently, many of you responded to our petition and poll, making clear which reforms you want to see enacted before lawmakers go home. We took your responses to Albany to show them to Republican and Democratic leaders.
Yankees fire Yankee Stadium security guard — an ex-NYPD detective — for stealing memorabilia
He slid out of a job — after getting caught stealing at Yankee Stadium.
A Yankees security official — and former cop — was fired by the Bronx Bombers for stealing team memorabilia, the Daily News has learned.
Former NYPD Detective Joe Flannino was caught lifting documents from a team archive room in the basement of the stadium, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Domino’s Accused Of Fraud and ‘Systemic Wage Theft’ By New York State
The attorney general of New York filed a lawsuit against Domino’s on Tuesday, accusing the pizza giant of systematically shorting workers’ pay.
Fast-food restaurants are sued all the time for alleged wage theft. What makes this suit different is who’s included among the defendants: Domino’s itself, as opposed to just the franchisees who run Domino’s shops.
Yet Another SFPD Officer Is Arrested, This One For Alleged Overtime Fraud
While it’s extremely unlikely that suddenly, more officers with the San Francisco Police Department are allegedly committing crimes, one thing seems evident: More of them are being arrested following Internal Affairs probes. Since March, we’ve seen at least four SF cops arrested following three different investigations, the latest one booked just yesterday for what police say is a case of overtime fraud.
Corruption probe into Cuomo, de Blasio expands
There’ been an interesting twist in the ongoing corruption investigation swirling around New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo. The Mayor has apparently had enough of all these pesky questions and he’s no longer going to cooperate with any such lines of inquiry. That might not normally be newsworthy since these are no doubt uncomfortable questions to answer, but the unique aspect of the story is who the Mayor is blaming. You see, this isn’t some Vast Right Wing Conspiracy seeking to take him down – at least as de Blasio tells it – but rather an attack from Democrat Andrew Cuomo’s office. (New York Post)