Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Cuban pilot accused of plot to kill Americans gets 7-month sentence for immigration fraud
Luis Raul Gonzalez-Pardo Rodriguez, a former Cuban military pilot who has been charged with complicity in the downing of two humanitarian mission planes, was sentenced to seven months in prison for immigration violations in the U.S.
House grills former AG Pam Bondi over handling of Epstein files
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi, fresh off surgery for thyroid cancer, was back on Capitol Hill to answer another round of questions about her handling of the Epstein files.
Nuke Bizzle is free; rapper led epic pandemic fraud, jailed after boasting of scam in music video
Nuke Bizzle, the rapper who posted a brazen YouTube video singing about how he stole pandemic unemployment benefits, is finally free after nearly six years in prison.
Judge temporarily halts payout from Trump administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
The Trump administration's $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge in Virginia, putting on hold any plans to compensate people who claim the federal government improperly targeted them.
DOJ probes billionaire Democrat’s nonprofit that bankrolled sexual assault suit against Trump
Ultra-wealthy Democratic donor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman was a major funder of E. Jean Carroll's successful sexual assault lawsuit against President Trump.
Ex-CIA senior official charged in $40 million gold bar theft
A former CIA official is accused of stealing more than $40 million in gold bars and stashing them inside his Virginia home, prosecutors said.
Ian Roberts, illegal immigrant facing prison for citizenship fraud, still on Maryland’s voter rolls
More than eight months after he was arrested, and three months after he pleaded guilty and admitted he is not a U.S. citizen, Ian Andre Roberts remained on Maryland's voter rolls, according to a group that has been tracking the case.
U.S. attorney in Chicago scrambles to contain grand jury scandal after ICE protest prosecution
The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago said Wednesday it has imposed new rules for prosecutors using grand juries, moving to constrain a growing scandal that forced it to drop charges against people indicted for anti-ICE protests.
Bureau of Prisons’ employees misusing badges to buy guns, says inspector general
People who were supposed to be barred from purchasing guns were able to circumvent background checks by using law enforcement credentials and badges issued by the federal Bureau of Prisons, an inspector general said in an emergency alert Wednesday.
White House asks states to join Trump’s anti-fraud crusade
The White House pleaded with state prosecutors on Tuesday to take fraud in government programs more seriously, saying the only way to wipe out an epidemic of scams is to send the signal that anyone committing them could face serious prison time.
DOJ exposes new ‘shocking’ fraud in Minnesota: 7 Medicaid programs infested by scams
Federal prosecutors declared Thursday that a "culture of fraud" has overtaken Minnesota, revealing a tsunami of new scams that infected seven of the state's Medicaid programs while stealing tens of millions of dollars.
Ringleader of Minnesota fraud gets 41 years in prison
Aimee Bock, who led a fraud that bilked the government of nearly a quarter-billion dollars, was sentenced Thursday to more than 41 years in prison.