Scammers exploit the Wounded Warrior name, steal $125,000
“The Wounded Warrior Fund.” Sounds legitimate, right? It sounds like an offshoot of the Wounded Warrior Project, maybe another branch of theirs that takes donations, or… Read More
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Scammers exploit the Wounded Warrior name, steal $125,000
Whistleblowers of America: Bolstering those who would come forward
Imagine that you work somewhere within the VA or the DOD. You notice that, say, your boss is continuously contracting out landscaping duties to his wife’s landscaping… Read More
Los Angeles VA: $11 million stolen in scheme between contractor and VA employee
The Los Angeles Veterans Affairs facility in West L.A. has been embroiled in controversy for many years. This is the same facility that leased out their property to privately owned… Read More
US issues indictment against 13 Russian nationals over 2016 election interference
More than a dozen Russian nationals and three Russian entities have been indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges stemming from their interference in the 2016… Read More
The spark behind Iran’s unrest: Millions of defrauded investors
The call to protest came through a group channel on the smartphone app Telegram. Younes, a 42-year-old accountant at a saffron-importing company, like most of the group’s… Read More
Another level of waste and oversight at the Department of Veterans Affairs
The words waste and oversight have become synonymous with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), particularly in recent years. In spite of the irrefutable evidence that pins… Read More
If you’re going to defraud the Defense Department maybe don’t write about it on LinkedIn
If you’re going to commit a crime, it’s probably best not to brag about it. And it’s especially dumb to brag about your crime on the internet. But that’s precisely what… Read More
Pentagon announces they will pay back CA Soldiers who had enlistment bonuses recouped
On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced that it would be repaying California Army National Guard soldiers and veterans who had their bonuses recouped in recent years for being… Read More
Leading Senate Democrat requests copy of Pentagon waste report
Washington, D.C. – A leading Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee has requested a copy of a Pentagon report that identified $125 billion in administrative waste. The… Read More
Indictment: US Military boots made in China said ‘Made in the USA’
Prosecutors say the plot spanned from December 2008 to August 2012, after two investment firms acquired Wellco and made it a subsidiary of Tactical Holdings Operation Inc., which… Read More
Pentagon credit cards still being used at strip joints
A year after finding that military personnel were using government credit cards at places such as Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, the Pentagon’s inspector general said this… Read More
DOJ: Vet’s Purple Heart lies cost government $752,000
Federal prosecutors say a former soldier who lied his way to a Purple Heart by faking injuries from the Iraq War cheated Washington state and the federal government out of more… Read More
‘It wasn’t me,’ USAREUR Commander deletes MySpace, declares war on digital drama
If anything the Pentagon continues to prove that, 'They don't do computers good." Read More
Stolen radioactive device recovered, at a pawn shop
The device, in theory, could be used in making a “dirty bomb” that would dispense radiation into the air. Read More
