Investigations - Page 77

April 12, 2017

Sessions seen shifting DOJ focus from white-collar to violent crimes

President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have made it clear they want to crack down on drugs, violent crime and illegal immigration, signaling what some experts say could be a shift in resources away from prosecuting white-collar criminals on Wall Street and beyond.

January 12, 2017

Treasury blacklists firms allegedly tied to drug lord

The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted 20 entities and one person linked to a Mexican drug lord who was recently released on a technicality in the torture-murder of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent.

May 2, 2016

Senator calls for investigation of billboards that track shoppers' phones

A U.S. senator is calling for a federal investigation into an outdoor advertising company's latest effort to target billboard ads to specific consumers.

February 2, 2016

Election 2016: Don't overlook an out-of-control burgeoning bureaucracy

Our federal bureaucracy possesses a staggering amount of power, and it's not only increasingly partisan, it's increasingly corrupt and incompetent.

December 21, 2015

IRS vendors owed $589 million in back taxes, report says

The Internal Revenue Service has been doing business with nearly 1,200 vendors that owe back taxes, including one unnamed contractor that owed a whopping $525 million, a new inspector general's report says.

December 20, 2015

US will reportedly hit Infosys with record fine for immigration violations

The United States government is preparing to hit India-based outsourcing giant Infosys with the largest immigration fine ever levied, after an investigation found that the company illegally placed workers on visitor visas at American corporate clients. 

December 20, 2015

Former IRS informant sues US, claiming abandonment

A former confidential informant working for the United States in Colombia claims in a lawsuit that the U.S. government abandoned her when she got into legal trouble for her undercover operations, and she wound up spending three years in a Colombian jail.

December 20, 2015

IRS failed to account for $67M in ObamaCare costs, report says

The Internal Revenue Service is unable to account for $67 million in spending related to the implementation of ObamaCare, according to an IRS watchdog report released Wednesday.

December 20, 2015

GAO report finds thousands of government workers on paid leave, costing taxpayers millions

Thousands of federal workers who have been put on administrative leave for more than a month have been allowed to collect a paycheck, and accrue vacation days and pension benefits, while taxpayers were forced to foot the multi-million-dollar bill, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

December 20, 2015

Federal workers abuse purchase cards at public expense

Federal employees are running amok with government credit cards, making thousands of personal purchases at the public’s expense.