Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Nursing homes accused of mistreating residents, misusing $83 million in lawsuit from New York AG
The operators of four nursing homes in New York misused more than $83 million in government funds and neglected residents, including some who were malnourished or were left to sit for hours in their own urine and feces, state Attorney General Letitia James said in a lawsuit Wednesday.
Manure-to-green energy scammer gets prison time
A California man was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for orchestrating a cow manure to green energy scam that collected over $8 million.
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed in Jan. 6 investigation
Rudolph W. Giuliani, who as a member of Donald Trump's legal team sought to overturn 2020 presidential election results in battleground states, was interviewed recently by investigators with the Justice Department special counsel's office.
Trump's classified docs held military secrets, spy data on foreign foes: 'Extremely problematic'
Former President Trump had a shocking number of the government's most highly sensitive secrets left unguarded at his Mar-a-Lago residence, including documents detailing U.S. nuclear weapons, defense vulnerabilities, and plans for a potential attack on Iran.
Trump aide Walt Nauta's arraignment postponed to July 6
A judge rescheduled the arraignment of Walt Nauta, the aide indicted alongside former President Donald Trump, for July 6 after he failed to appear at a Miami courthouse.
Trump says Bedminster audio was leaked to hurt 2024 bid
Donald Trump is fuming as the political world reacts to an audio recording in which the former president seems to display secret Pentagon information about Iran in a 2021 meeting -- an episode critical to special counsel Jack Smith's case against him.
Ex-Audi boss convicted of fraud in automaker's diesel emissions scandal
Former Audi boss Rupert Stadler was convicted of fraud Tuesday in connection with the automaker's diesel emissions scandal, making him the highest-ranking executive found guilty over cars that cheated on emissions tests with the help of illegal software.
FBI and Homeland Security ignored 'massive amount' of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored "a massive amount of intelligence information" ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol, according to the chairman of a Senate panel that on Tuesday is releasing a new report on the intelligence failures ahead of the insurrection.
Court date postponed for Trump valet Walt Nauta in classified documents case
A court appearance has been postponed for a valet for Donald Trump charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back.
Agents back up claims on Hunter Biden; sensational tales documented over years of tax investigations
For a Washington that's often been burned by too-good-to-be-true stories, the revelations about Hunter Biden by two IRS criminal investigators may seem, well, too good to be true. They testified for hours, under oath, that they had the goods to back up what they were saying.
Biden insists he didn't lie about son's business deals
President Biden insisted Monday that he was truthful when he claimed he had never spoken to his son Hunter Biden about business deals despite the release of an alleged text message in which the first son threatened a Chinese businessman and said he was "with my father."
Ted Cruz calls for special counsel to probe AG Garland while House GOP threatens impeachment inquiry
Republicans in both chambers are preparing to go after Attorney General Merrick Garland over allegations he obstructed and later lied about the investigation into President Biden's son Hunter Biden.
Harvard professor who researches honesty accused of falsifying data
An award-winning Harvard professor who studies honesty has been placed on leave after being accused of using fraudulent data in her research.
Whistleblower: FBI threatened to fire agents who criticized emphasis on Jan. 6 investigations
An FBI whistleblower has revealed to Congress that Deputy Director Paul Abbate threatened to fire employees who said there were disparities in the responses to the U.S. Capitol riot in 2021 and the George Floyd riots in 2020.
WH: President uninvolved in Hunter Biden's deal with Chinese businessman, despite claims in message
The White House said President Biden was not involved in a business transaction between his son Hunter and a Chinese businessman, as presidential aides tried to address questions about a WhatsApp message in which the younger Biden invoked his famous father in a coercive manner.
IRS investigator says Justice Dept. protected Hunter Biden in tax probe
IRS whistleblowers delivered to Congress a devastating indictment of the Justice Department's handling of the Hunter Biden tax investigation, saying prosecutors blocked search warrants and shut down pursuits of leads, including some that could implicate President Biden.
Family members backed the $500K bond for Rep. George Santos
Rep. George Santos' father and aunt guaranteed the $500,000 bond needed to keep the New York Republican out of jail pending his trial on federal charges, according to court papers unsealed Thursday.
Trump attorney says his testimony is best defense; decisions made one case at a time
Former President Trump should testify in any of his pending court battles, including the federal trial for mishandling classified documents and obstructing justice, a member of his legal team said.
Ex-Sri Lanka president ordered police records destroyed to stall mass grave probes, report alleges
Sri Lanka's former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accused in a report released Thursday of tampering with police records in order to hamper investigations into mass graves discovered in an area where he was a military officer at the height of a bloody Marxist insurrection in 1989.
Durham says FBI agents became emotional, apologized over bureau's handling of Trump probe
Special counsel John Durham told lawmakers Wednesday that FBI agents who worked on the Trump-Russia collusion probe became emotional and apologized when confronted with intelligence that the investigation may have been part of a plan by Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign to distract from her use of a private email server.
