Category: #Corruption
Mississippi gave $1m of welfare money to Brett Favre for “speeches” he never made—and has just fired an investigator looking into it
An easy payday for retired NFL star Brett Favre: $1m from the state of Mississippi for speeches he’d never have to deliver. The money came…
Jared Kushner, Kanye West, Jeff Koons, and other wealthy celebs received big PPP loans that they didn’t have to pay back
The Daily Mail recently published an article highlighting exactly how much money many celebrities received in Payment Protection Program (PPP) loans, which were awarded by…
An unusual deal gave Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin $8.5 million in stock. He paid $0 in tax on it.
A shareholder of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm formerly led by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, alleges that a 2020 deal enriched executives at…
RNC links up with ‘Stop the Steal’ advocates to train poll workers
The Republican National Committee has been relying on a stable of the party’s most prolific spreaders of false stolen-election theories to pilot a sweeping “election…
Trump backers unbowed in push to overtake state election offices
Nevada Republicans are about to decide whether the leader of a Trump-aligned group of election conspiracy theorists will be one step away from becoming the…
Ballot meltdown in Michigan resets GOP race for governor
A major upheaval is afoot in Michigan’s Republican primary for governor, leaving the party with no obvious front-runner to challenge Democratic incumbent Gretch Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/ballot-meltdown-michigan-resets-gop-race-governor-rcna31712…
Justice Department, Sandy Hook families question Infowars bankruptcy
The Justice Department and attorneys for families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting are questioning the legitimacy of attempts by right-wing talk show…
State Department: White House gift records for Trump, Pence missing
The State Department says it is unable to compile a complete and accurate accounting of gifts presented to former President Donald Trump and other U.S….
Campaign finance watchdog issues massive fine for foreign national’s Trump super PAC donation
The Federal Election Commission fined the companies of a Canadian billionaire nearly a million dollars for a contribution to a super PAC supporting then-President Donald…
Republicans squirm as Trump presses Putin for dirt on Bidens
Republicans on Capitol Hill found themselves in an awkward but familiar spot this week: being asked to respond to yet another controversy sparked by Trump….
Russian oligarch charged with illegal donations in US campaign finance scheme
The Department of Justice has charged a Russian oligarch with making illegal political contributions as a foreign national and with conspiring with associates of Rudy Giuliani.According…
Coal Plant Won’t Pay Its Rent, but Can Pay Joe Manchin
One of Senator Joe Manchin’s biggest financial windfalls is also late on rent—very late. Read more… Source: https://gizmodo.com/coal-plant-wont-pay-its-rent-but-can-pay-joe-manchin-1848548520 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
NY attorney general subpoenas GSA for records on Trump hotel ‘deal’: report
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) subpoenaed the General Services Administration (GSA) this week, requesting records concerning how the agency chose former President Trump’s…
COVID testing firm piled unprocessed swabs in trash bags, billed feds $113M
Enlarge / A person takes a rapid COVID-19 test. (credit: Getty | Bloomberg) Federal and state investigations into a large national chain of COVID-19 testing…
Chris Cuomo is a test for the mainstream media. CNN is failing miserably.
Every day the network doesn’t outright fire Cuomo, it loses more trust — and its decline hurts everyone in the industry. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/why-cnn-s-chris-cuomo-indefinite-suspension-isn-t-enough-ncna1285345 Droolin’ Dog…
Fossil fuel companies paying top law firms millions to ‘dodge responsibility’
Over the last five years, the 100 top law firms in the US represented fossil fuel clients in 358 legal cases and transactions worth $1.36tn…
How South Dakota became a global tax haven on par with the Cayman Islands
South Dakota has become the world’s foremost tax haven — right up there with the Cayman Islands, and ahead of old-fashioned locations like Switzerland. That’s…
New Trump super PAC formed after accusations of misconduct
Allies of former President Trump have launched a new super PAC after Corey Lewandowski was removed as the head of another pro-Trump super PAC following…
Call notes show Trump urged DOJ to declare election “corrupt” and “leave the rest to me”
Then-President Trump pressed top Justice Department officials in a December phone call to “just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to…
Another Nicaraguan presidential hopeful arrested in crackdown
President Daniel Ortega faces international rebuke for cracking down on potential opponents ahead of November elections. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/24/another-nicaraguan-presidential-hopeful-arrested-in-crackdown Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Michigan county officials used federal coronavirus relief money for bonuses
The money, described as “hazard pay,” included $25,000 for Jeremy Root, chairman of the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michigan-county-officials-used-federal-coronavirus-relief-money-bonuses-n1274787 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
Trump businesses made $2.4 billion during his presidency: Forbes
Former President Trump’s businesses raked in $2.4 billion during his tenure in the White House, according to an … Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/563735-trump-businesses-made-24-billion-during-his-presidency-forbes Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
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