Tag: Watchdog

With less than a full week on the job, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton has to contend with the arrests of 72 retired police officers for fraudulently obtaining disability benefits for mental health conditions, for which they claim resulted from their service during the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 (AP/Kathy Willens, File)

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New York City disability scam case spotlights advisers’ role

Jennifer Peltz · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Only the Defense Department, which has awarded nine contracts totaling $1,231,606, has spent more than State on Facebook contracts, according to USASpending.gov. (AP File)

State Department’s Facebook spending highlights lack of transparency in contracting data

Michal Conger · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Town of Winchester, Conn., added to school funding probe

Town of Winchester, Conn., added to school funding probe

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2014 5:00 am

Insurance broker sentenced in New Jersey bribery scheme

Insurance broker sentenced in New Jersey bribery scheme

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

The former mayor of a southern New Jersey town has been sentenced to six months in prison for evading taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars he got from an insurance broker over several years. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Ex-New Jersey mayor sentenced for tax evasion

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Milltown police Lt. Douglas Cole pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of filing false overtime vouchers and collecting money for work he knew he never performed. (Photo: Thinkstock)

New Jersey police officer admits overtime theft

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Max Baucus has refunded more than $1.2 million in campaign donations since he announced in April that he was not seeking re-election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Max Baucus refunds $1.2M in campaign donations

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

In this Nov. 12, 2009 photo, two students walk past Bud Walton Arena on the University of Arkansas campus on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, in Fayetteville, Ark. Legislators on Tuesday criticized how the university managed the budget of its fundraising division and said they're still not clear how it built a $4.2 million deficit. (AP Photo/Beth Hall)

Legislators critical of University of Arkansas deficit seek answers

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press report that former Michigan Treasurer Andy Dillon is serving as senior adviser to state Treasurer Kevin Clinton, and is being paid an annual salary of about $174,000, the same as when he was treasurer. (AP File)

Ex-Michigan treasurer gets same salary as adviser

Associated Press · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

A Navajo lawmaker submitted a proposal Tuesday that would remove the speaker of the Tribal Council, who is facing criminal charges in an investigation into the misuse of public funds. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Navajo lawmaker seeks removal of council speaker

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, right, is interviewed at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., as his wife Kim listens Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Darr said he won't resign over ethics violations tied to his campaign and office spending, despite growing calls for him to step down or face the threat of impeachment. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr refuses to resign, faces impeachment threat in ethics case

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am

Fort Worth officer fired in sex assault case

Fort Worth officer fired in sex assault case

Washington Examiner · January 8, 2014 5:00 am