Tag: Waste and Fraud

The U.S. Department of Labor spent $100,000 promoting a book club. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., wants to know more about it. (iStock)

Labor Department spends $100K on a book club

Kelly Cohen · August 26, 2014 6:03 pm

Owner, companies plead guilty to US contract fraud

Washington Examiner · August 25, 2014 6:50 pm

3 Panhandle bankers get prison for fraud scheme

Washington Examiner · August 22, 2014 12:42 pm

Lianna "Lili" Ovsepian, of Tujunga, Calif., was sentenced Monday to eight years in federal prison for spearheading a scheme that involved more than $20 million using anti-psychotic drugs, the black market and repeated fraudulent billings of the government, according to the Department of Justice. (iStock)

$20 million California scheme billed Medicare over and over for the same prescription drugs

Kelly Cohen · August 19, 2014 10:18 pm

Did the federal government misplace almost $70 million in Africa?

Kelly Cohen · August 19, 2014 8:57 pm

Poker chips, golf towels and teddy bearsÃÂ were purchased by the U.S. Marshals Service as "swag" items, according to documents received by MuckRock.com. (iStock Photo)

What the U.S. Marshals Service spent millions on may surprise you

Kelly Cohen · August 14, 2014 2:15 pm

In this file photo taken Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, an Electronic Benefit Transfer card, food stamp recipients use to purchase food, is seen at the Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Those at the front lines of junk-food food stamp purchases rail at USDA secrecy

Luke Rosiak · August 12, 2014 2:59 pm

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general, arrives to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee after faulting the department for disregard of public safety in Operation Fast and Furious in this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Inspectors general say Obama aides obstruct investigations: Examiner Editorial

Washington Examiner · August 7, 2014 9:00 pm

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What happened to $619 billion? Don’t ask the federal government

Kelly Cohen · August 7, 2014 9:00 am

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

UPDATED: CFPB exec sought ways to shield bank documents from public

Mark Tapscott · August 6, 2014 8:04 pm

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Geoffrey Norman · August 6, 2014 12:12 pm

The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Partnership received the contract to administer the Combined Federal Campaign in California for many years despite constant overruns, according to the Office of Personnel Management's inspector general. (iStock)

Firm running California federal charity drive misspent millions in donations, including buying a house

Luke Rosiak · August 4, 2014 10:00 am