Fired government watchdog: 'So, Friday night I got an email'
Former Interior Inspector Mark Green Brat, a former inspector, explained the moment he learned that he was fired in an interview on Monday. “So, on Friday night, I received an email on a work phone and checked it,” said Green Blut to CNN's Kasie Hunt. “And I said the White House's notice, and I knew […]
Top NJ watchdog official abruptly resigns, is removed from state voter rolls following residency flap
Tiffany Williams-Brewer, who resigned shortly after the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation announced her appointment as CEO, made an abrupt move after the incident. asbury park press Last year, she claimed a property in Maryland as her primary residence, but reported voting for the Garden State in the November election. The newspaper published an […]
Interior Department overpaid workers by up to $400K after they wrongly claimed to be in DC: watchdog
The Interior Department falsely claimed that the feeding workers were based in the Washington, D.C., area, when in fact they were scattered across the United States, overpaying taxpayers up to $400,000 for dozens of employees. paid. A report by the department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that at least 48 government employees were working […]
Capital One sued by US watchdog alleging bank cheated customers out of $2 billion – The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. watchdog agency has accused Capital One of misleading consumers about its services for high-interest savings accounts and “defrauding” customers of more than $2 billion in lost interest payments as a result. The lawsuit states: In a complaint filed Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau criticized Capital One's promise and […]
Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules | Australian immigration and asylum
Australia has violated the rights of asylum seekers arbitrarily detained on the island of Nauru, the United Nations watchdog has ruled, issuing a warning to other countries looking to outsource asylum procedures. The United Nations Human Rights Committee has announced judgments in two cases involving 25 refugees and asylum seekers who endured years of arbitrary […]
Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog
According to a report released by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG), Justice Department officials who worked under President-elect Trump's first administration targeted Democratic governors over investigations related to the coronavirus pandemic. (OIG) may have influenced the 2020 presidential election through intentional media leaks. Inspector General Michael Horowitz says three Trump federal officials […]
IRS has improved taxpayer services but is slow to resolve ID theft, an independent watchdog says – Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON (AP) — I.R.S. improved taxpayer services through Democratic Party's Inflation Control Act But still faced with processing claims from. Tax Credit Programs During the Coronavirus Pandemic An independent watchdog report released Wednesday found that certain identity theft cases are being resolved slowly. “For the first time since I became the Tax Advocate in 2020, […]
UN watchdog group urges dismantlingly of UNRWA for ‘enabling crimes gainst humanity’
United Nations monitoring group says the infamous UN relief agency An organization that provides $1.5 billion a year to Palestinians should be disbanded for colluding with terrorists and “enabling crimes against humanity.” “The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is neither independent nor neutral,” says a scathing new report from Switzerland-based […]
‘Sheer insanity’: Conservative watchdog puts ‘sanctuary’ officials on notice ahead of Trump deportation push
Fox's first appearance: Conservative legal groups are warning “sanctuary” jurisdictions across the country ahead of expected mass deportations by the incoming Trump administration. America First Legal has called on approximately 250 officials in jurisdictions that limit or prohibit cooperation between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to interfere with federal authorities or […]
Watchdog releases report highlighting the worst ethics violations of 2024
First appearance on Fox: The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a conservative ethics watchdog, has released its year-end summary of the worst ethics violations by public servants it surveyed this year in 2024. This year's report focused on ethical violations related to efforts to get elected. The violations range from non-disclosure of financial […]