Tag: Watchdog

Veterans Affairs acting Inspector General Richard Griffin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Cliff Owen)

More than 18,500 petitioners tell Veterans Affairs IG to drop demand for POGO records

Kelly Cohen · July 16, 2014 8:59 pm

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This state incorrectly gave $41 million in childcare benefits to ineligible families

Kelly Cohen · July 16, 2014 8:50 pm

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

The surprising thing Veterans Affairs admitted while asking Congress for $18 billion more

Mark Flatten · July 16, 2014 8:09 pm

Review: Systematic errors led to bridge collapse

Review: Systematic errors led to bridge collapse

RACHEL LA CORTE · July 15, 2014 10:22 pm

Allison Hickey, under secretary for benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs, testifies on Capitol Hill on Monday. (AP/Cliff Owen)

Veterans Affairs spies, stonewalls on people investigating it

Mark Flatten · July 15, 2014 4:48 pm

NY to get $182M from Citigroup’s $7B settlement

NY to get $182M from Citigroup’s $7B settlement

Washington Examiner · July 15, 2014 7:01 am

NY seizes 2.5 million contraband cigarettes

NY seizes 2.5 million contraband cigarettes

Washington Examiner · July 15, 2014 7:00 am

Attorney General Eric Holder participates in a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington Monday, July 14, 2014, where it was announced that Citigroup will pay $7 billion to settle an investigation into risky subprime mortgages, the type that helped fuel the financial crisis. The agreement comes weeks after talks between the sides broke down, prompting the government to warn that it would sue the New York investment bank. The bank had offered to pay less then $4 billion, a sum substantially less that what the Justice Department was asking for. The settlement stems from the sale of securities made up of subprime mortgages, which fueled both the housing boon and bust that triggered the Great Recession at the end of 2007. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Citigroup to pay $7B in subprime mortgages probe

Eric Tucker · July 14, 2014 10:25 pm

File- This May 29, 2013, file photo shows Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam during a news conference in Cleveland. Authorities say the truck-stop company owned by Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has agreed to pay $92 million in fines for cheating customers out of promised rebates and discounts. The agreement was signed by attorneys for the nation's largest diesel retailer Friday. The agreement does not protect any individual at Pilot from prosecution and requires the company to cooperate with an ongoing investigation of current and former employees. Haslam has said he was unaware of the scheme. Tenn. Gov. Bill Haslam is not involved in Pilot's day-to-day operations. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)

Haslam-owned truck-stop chain to pay $92M fine

Travis Loller · July 14, 2014 10:08 pm

VA paid out about $2.7 million in merit bonuses to SES executives in 2013. Bonuses for 2014 have been suspended.ÃÂ (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Fast tracking claims helped Veterans Affairs backlog stats but hurt disabled vets, inspector general finds

Mark Flatten · July 14, 2014 9:42 pm

Ernst & Young paying $4M to settle SEC charges

Ernst & Young paying $4M to settle SEC charges

Washington Examiner · July 14, 2014 8:48 pm

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan speaks during a press conference Monday, July 14, 2014, in Chicago. Madigan has filed lawsuits against two companies for allegedly scamming people who are repaying student loan debt. The lawsuits name Chicago-based First American Tax Defense LLC and Frisco, Texas-based Broadsword Student Advantage LLC. The companies allegedly charged people up to $1,200 up front for sham services.(AP Photo/Stacy Thacker)

Illinois AG sues, alleging student loan debt scams

Sophia Tareen · July 14, 2014 7:10 pm