NY jail workers and officers pocketed bribes to sneak weed to inmates: prosecutors
Westchester County Jail officials, including current and former corrections officers, have been indicted on bribery charges in a long-running contraband scam, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two prison guards, a former corrections officer and two prison commissary employees have been indicted on charges they allegedly sneaked marijuana and other contraband to inmates and pocketed thousands of dollars […]
House ethics panel investigating claims Republican Rep. Troy Nehls pocketed $25K in campaign cash
The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that it is investigating Texas Republican Rep. Troy Neals for allegedly misappropriating $25,000 in campaign funds before and during his first term in office. Ethics Commissioner Michael Guest (R-Mississippi) and Ranking Member Susan Wild (D-Pennsylvania) announced that the investigation into Nehls, which began on March 26, has been extended. […]
Shameless major in US Army Reserves defrauded families of fallen soldiers of millions — and pocketed $1.4M in the process
A major in the U.S. Army Reserve has admitted to profiting from the deaths of active-duty soldiers by illegally investing some of the funds given to grieving families. On Tuesday, 41-year-old Kaz Claffey, also known as Kaz Claffey, entered the U.S. District of Trenton, New Jersey, and pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud […]
Victoria Coren Mitchell: Ovo pocketed thousands ‘they were not owed’ | Energy bills
Author and broadcaster Victoria Coren-Mitchell has threatened legal action, claiming energy provider Ovo Energy wrongly embezzled her with thousands of pounds she “didn’t owe”. She is the most high-profile Ovo customer who has never received an obviously incorrect bill. Her case has sparked consumer group Which? She called out the “worst performing companies” in the […]