Tag: Watchdog

Illinois man accused of stealing federal benefits

Illinois man accused of stealing federal benefits

Washington Examiner · May 26, 2014 2:42 pm

Taxpayers paid nearly $600,000 to rehab this three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 4419 N. Kimball Ave. in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood with amenities like granite countertops and hardwood floors -- and it wound up selling for less than $200,000, an investigation by the Chicago Reporter found. More was spent on this single home than on rehabbing homes in the entire Roseland neighborhood, the Reporter found. (Photo: SpotProperty)

HUD money puts ‘luxury finishes’ on houses while Chicago’s hard-hit neighborhoods suffer

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 1:46 pm

San Diego Police Department patch

San Diego police department missing $1 million in federal funds

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 1:12 pm

Luke Chandler, left, and Whit Dowlen fish along the north bank of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga in 2005 as the city prepared to open the $120 million waterfront project. (AP/Photo Mark Gilliland)

Chattanooga’s $100m waterfront project sinking into Tennessee River

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 12:56 pm

Benefits still coming to widows and children of veterans from Spanish-American War, World War I — even the Civil War

Benefits still coming to widows and children of veterans from Spanish-American War, World War I — even the Civil War

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2014 5:32 pm

Homicide Detective Eric Houston was fired April 24. Tampa police Chief Jane Castor announced his termination that day at a news conference. Times files

Fired Tampa detective may have filed fraudulent tax returns with names of murder victims

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2014 5:28 pm

FILE- In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, an inmate waits for his appointment in a holding room at new mental health treatment unit at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, Calif. Two members of the Council On Mentally Ill Offenders, an obscure council within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's, said the council can not meet its obligations because it has lacked an executive director for more than two years. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Prison mental health panel lacks leadership

Don Thompson · May 25, 2014 4:49 pm

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Virginia aims to stamp out double-dipping voters

Kelly Cohen · May 24, 2014 10:00 am

Contracting officer’s new job raises questions

Contracting officer’s new job raises questions

Matthew Barakat · May 23, 2014 9:19 pm

Massive fraud in Medicare's prescription drug programs may be going untracked, according to a government watchdog. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Insurer Humana being probed for possible overbilling: Report

Kelly Cohen · May 23, 2014 8:31 pm

Appeals court judge faces ethics questions

Appeals court judge faces ethics questions

Sam Hananel · May 23, 2014 7:27 pm

Feds probe incident involving 2 Houston planes

Feds probe incident involving 2 Houston planes

Washington Examiner · May 23, 2014 7:05 pm