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Bank CEO, top executives convicted on multiple fraud charges
News: Watchdog
Published: Fri, May 24, 2013
Following a multi-week trial, a CEO, three senior executives and a favored borrower were convicted Friday by a federal jury in Virginia in a fraud scheme that led to the collapse of the Bank of the Commonwealth. The men were able to hide non-performing assets at the bank, causing it to fail in...
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Watchdog: Two on Senate panel probing Apple own its stock
News: Watchdog
Published: Fri, May 24, 2013
At least two of the senators on a committee investigating Apple Inc. over the company's off shore tax accounts have hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the company, according to a journalism watchdog group. Apple, which was the sixth most widely owned corporate stock among members of...
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Some wonder if IRS scandal began with Goolsbee remark on Koch taxes
News: Watchdog
Published: Fri, May 24, 2013
Treasury Department investigators completed but never released a 2011 law enforcement probe of White House economic advisor Austan Goolsbee, The Washington Examiner has learned. The investigation by the Treasury Department Inspector-General for Tax Administration was sparked by Goulsbee's...
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IG reports NY health officials got $54.3 million they should return
News: Watchdog
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
Illegally claiming traumatic brain injury reimbursements allowed the New York State Department of Health to pocket more than $54 million. According to a report from the Inspector General, New York was able to get reimbursed for $54.3 million in Federal Medicaid money for a services that were...
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Watchdog: Afghans levy $1 billion in improper taxes on U.S. contractors, IG claims
News: Watchdog
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Repeated requests for explanations of illegitimate taxes levied on U.S. contractors in Afghanistan went unanswered by the Ministry of Finance, forcing the inspector general in charge of overseeing Afghan reconstruction to rely on information from contractors and non-government sources. The...
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States, employers junking Obamacare 'calculators'
News: Watchdog
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Two online health calculators designed by federal officials to help states and employers comply with Obamacare mandates are riddled with so many flaws that users are abandoning them, The Washington Examiner has learned. Users say the calculators - one used by state officials, the other by...
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Newly released docs show inconsistencies in FBI training manual censorship
News: Watchdog
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013
Implying the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization or that al Qaeda had links to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center were enough to have documents purged from FBI training manuals, according to newly released agency documents. Other training materials that were scrubbed from...
Watchdog Articles
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Watchdog, News
Bank CEO, top executives convicted on multiple fraud charges
Published: Fri, May 24, 2013 • By Kelly Cohen
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Watchdog, News
Watchdog: Two on Senate panel probing Apple own its stock
Published: Fri, May 24, 2013 • By Kelly Cohen
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Watchdog, News
Some wonder if IRS scandal began with Goolsbee remark on Koch taxes
Published: Fri, May 24, 2013 • By Richard Pollock
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Health Care, Watchdog, News
IG reports NY health officials got $54.3 million they should return
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013 • By Kelly Cohen
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Watchdog: House takes wait-and-see view of new VA claims backlog plan
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013 • By Mark Flatten
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Watchdog: GAO says billions can be saved by stopping duplication
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013 • By Kelly Cohen
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Watchdog: Afghans levy $1 billion in improper taxes on U.S. contractors, IG claims
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013 • By Michal Conger
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Health Care, Watchdog, News
States, employers junking Obamacare 'calculators'
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013 • By Richard Pollock
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Watchdog, News
Newly released docs show inconsistencies in FBI training manual censorship
Published: Wed, May 22, 2013 • By Mark Flatten
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IRS went after 83-year-old Tea Party granny
Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013 • By Rob Nikolewski
Watchdog Briefs
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Energy, News
Energy Department can't account for $906 million
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013 • By Kelly Cohen
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Watchdog Blog, News
U.S. Attorney tried to discredit Fast and Furious whistleblower, IG says
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013 • By Examiner Watchdog Staff
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Watchdog Blog, News
Agriculture Department to study how climate change affects cows
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013 • By Examiner Watchdog Staff
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Watchdog Blog, News
GSA broke personnel rules with peer awards, IG reports
Published: Fri, May 17, 2013 • By Kelly Cohen
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Judicial Watch sues Secret Service for Obama Hawaii vacation documents
Published: Thu, May 16, 2013 • By Examiner Watchdog Staff
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HHS IG racks up more Medicare fraud convictions
Published: Fri, May 10, 2013 • By Examiner Watchdog Staff
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'Compassionate release' program isn't working, DOJ IG reports
Published: Wed, May 1, 2013 • By Examiner Watchdog Staff
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State Watchdogs: Waste and fraud exposed across America
Updated: Wed, Apr 17, 2013 • By Examiner Watchdog Staff
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Cause of Action report says Obama stimulus funds used illegally to lobby for tax hikes, anti-obesity measures
Published: Tue, Apr 16, 2013 • By Examiner Watchdog Staff
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CREW wants probe of Ohio campaign ads
Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013 • By Richard Pollock







