Tag: Follow the Money

Former FBI employee, wife admit to bank fraud

Former FBI employee, wife admit to bank fraud

Washington Examiner · July 25, 2014 12:16 pm

Soybeans being processed in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan (Photo: SIGAR)

The U.S. spent $35 million trying to grow this crop in Afghanistan

Kelly Cohen · July 24, 2014 7:48 pm

Morgan Stanley paying $275M to settle SEC charges

Morgan Stanley paying $275M to settle SEC charges

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2014 6:06 pm

This Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, shows the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Six years ago the Social Security Administration embarked on an aggressive plan to replace outdated computer systems overwhelmed by a growing flood of disability claims. Nearly $300 million later, the new system is nowhere near ready and agency officials are struggling to salvage a project racked by delays and mismanagement.

Social Security’s $300M IT project doesn’t work

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2014 5:14 pm

This Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file photo, shows the Social Security Administration's main campus is seen in Woodlawn, Md. Six years ago the Social Security Administration embarked on an aggressive plan to replace outdated computer systems overwhelmed by a growing flood of disability claims. Nearly $300 million later, the new system is nowhere near ready and agency officials are struggling to salvage a project racked by delays and mismanagement.

Social Security spent $300M on ‘IT boondoggle’

Washington Examiner · July 24, 2014 12:49 am

SEC considering action against S&P over ratings

SEC considering action against S&P over ratings

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 11:21 pm

The Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC votes to end $1 a share for some money funds

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 7:34 pm

William Rapfogel, who formerly led the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, arrives for his sentencing hearing in New York state Supreme Court, Wednesday July 23, 2014. Rapfogel was sentenced Wednesday to a term of 40 months to 10 years in prison for helping to steal more than $9 million from the anti-poverty organization. He has paid $3 million in restitution. (AP Photo)

Ex-CEO gets prison for stealing from NYC charity

Washington Examiner · July 23, 2014 5:22 pm

EXography: Some senators, including Harry Reid, rarely go home; other senators do it constantly

EXography: Some senators, including Harry Reid, rarely go home; other senators do it constantly

Luke Rosiak · July 23, 2014 9:00 am

Attorney Willie Gary, left, listens as Cynthia Robinson speaks during an interview, Monday, July 21, 2014 in New York. Gary represented Robinson in a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. The No. 2 U.S. cigarette maker is vowing to fight a jury verdict of $23.6 billion in punitive damages Gary won for Robinson on behalf of her late husband, Michael Johnson Sr., who died of lung cancer. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Widow: Jury sent tobacco company a $23B message

VERENA DOBNIKJENNIFER KAY · July 21, 2014 10:40 pm

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling is demanding "full, unredacted" e-mails and financial records from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about the exploding costs for its headquarters building renovation. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Jeb Hensarling panel demands ‘full, unredacted’ records on CFPB’s rising renovation costs

Richard Pollock · July 21, 2014 5:42 pm

Fire consumes an arch-span building at Afghan National Army Brigade Camp Sayar in Afghanistan in 2012. The incident report on the fire said the building, which was 85 percent complete, burned in 30 minutes. (Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers via SIGAR)

National Security

Another $1.5 billion that may go up in smoke in Afghanistan

Kelly Cohen · July 18, 2014 6:30 pm