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A sobering look at how local government corruption actually operates. From city contracts in NYC to rezoning deals in N. Charleston, these cases show the direct link between bribes and the misuse of public resources. (2 of 2)
Source: www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#CorruptionWatch #LocalGov
Source: www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#CorruptionWatch #LocalGov
Former official in SF Workers’ Compensation Division sentenced to 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the city of over $627,000, using a fake company to bill for work never done and charging personal items as city expenses.
#SanFrancisco
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#SanFrancisco
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Ex-SF City Employee Gets Prison Time for Workers’ Comp Scheme | California City News
It was a rough start to the new year for Stanley Ellicott—the former assistant director of finance and technology for San Francisco’s Department of Human Resources’ Workers’ Compensation
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January 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Former official in SF Workers’ Compensation Division sentenced to 3 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding the city of over $627,000, using a fake company to bill for work never done and charging personal items as city expenses.
#SanFrancisco
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#SanFrancisco
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Corruption in big cities often flows from discretion over permits and contracts.
NYCHA is a recent example: after the largest one day federal bribery bust in DOJ history, employees were convicted. Yet the city still contracts with vendors who admitted paying bribes.
www.cato.org/blog/new-yor...
NYCHA is a recent example: after the largest one day federal bribery bust in DOJ history, employees were convicted. Yet the city still contracts with vendors who admitted paying bribes.
www.cato.org/blog/new-yor...
New York City Corruption
Why do the sophisticated residents of the nation’s largest city tolerate such crappy government? The city is jammed full of lawyers, accountants, and finance experts. It should have the best public ma...
www.cato.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Corruption in big cities often flows from discretion over permits and contracts.
NYCHA is a recent example: after the largest one day federal bribery bust in DOJ history, employees were convicted. Yet the city still contracts with vendors who admitted paying bribes.
www.cato.org/blog/new-yor...
NYCHA is a recent example: after the largest one day federal bribery bust in DOJ history, employees were convicted. Yet the city still contracts with vendors who admitted paying bribes.
www.cato.org/blog/new-yor...
A sobering look at how local government corruption actually operates. From city contracts in NYC to rezoning deals in N. Charleston, these cases show the direct link between bribes and the misuse of public resources. (2 of 2)
www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#LocalGov #Corruption
www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#LocalGov #Corruption
January 3, 2026 at 6:31 AM
A sobering look at how local government corruption actually operates. From city contracts in NYC to rezoning deals in N. Charleston, these cases show the direct link between bribes and the misuse of public resources. (2 of 2)
www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#LocalGov #Corruption
www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#LocalGov #Corruption
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Drake has been accused in a federal class-action RICO lawsuit of using the online sweepstakes casino to boost the play counts of his music across the major streaming platforms.
Drake accused of using an online gambling platform to inflate play counts of his music
The Canadian rapper and two others are also accused in a RICO lawsuit of using the Stake gambling platform to transfer money between themselves.
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January 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Drake has been accused in a federal class-action RICO lawsuit of using the online sweepstakes casino to boost the play counts of his music across the major streaming platforms.
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NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 12:51 AM
NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Nancy Drew’s earliest books will be entering the public domain.
I could watch a new Nancy Drew with a social media following using a drone & phone to undercover local corruption, environmental crimes, viral hoaxes, and digital blackmail.
She uses a magnifying glass app in the trailer.
I could watch a new Nancy Drew with a social media following using a drone & phone to undercover local corruption, environmental crimes, viral hoaxes, and digital blackmail.
She uses a magnifying glass app in the trailer.
December 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Nancy Drew’s earliest books will be entering the public domain.
I could watch a new Nancy Drew with a social media following using a drone & phone to undercover local corruption, environmental crimes, viral hoaxes, and digital blackmail.
She uses a magnifying glass app in the trailer.
I could watch a new Nancy Drew with a social media following using a drone & phone to undercover local corruption, environmental crimes, viral hoaxes, and digital blackmail.
She uses a magnifying glass app in the trailer.
A sobering look at how local government corruption actually operates. From city contracts in NYC to rezoning deals in N. Charleston, these cases show the direct link between bribes and the misuse of public resources. (2 of 2)
Source: www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#CorruptionWatch #LocalGov
Source: www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#CorruptionWatch #LocalGov
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
A sobering look at how local government corruption actually operates. From city contracts in NYC to rezoning deals in N. Charleston, these cases show the direct link between bribes and the misuse of public resources. (2 of 2)
Source: www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#CorruptionWatch #LocalGov
Source: www.cato.org/blog/local-g...
#CorruptionWatch #LocalGov