The Defense Department investigated only a small percentage out of hundreds of alleged cases of Pentagon employees using government computers to purchase child pornography, according to a Yahoo! News investigation published Friday. The cases came to light during a 2006 Immigration and Customs Enforcement probe, called Project Flicker, into the use of credit cards and [...]
The federal government sued tough-talking Sheriff Joe Arpaio Thursday, arguing that the Phoenix lawman has refused for more than a year to hand over records pertinent to an investigation of charges that his Maricopa County office discriminates against Hispanics. The Justice Department says Arpaio’s actions are unprecedented and have held up its probe of allegations [...]
Two Republican lawmakers and one Democrat could face a House ethics investigation over complaints about fundraising events they held in close proximity to votes on a Wall Street financial reform bill last year. The independent Office of Congressional Ethics found enough evidence of wrongdoing in the cases of Reps. John Campbell (R-Calif.), Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) [...]
Three suburban city officials in Southern California got the attention of Attorney General Jerry Brown and were forced to resign after published reports revealed their combined salaries exceeded $1.63 million. Bell, Calif. Mayor Oscar Hernandez defended the workers Friday, saying their pay was in line with the norms for their positions, according to the Los [...]
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has turned over e-mails to federal investigators looking into the scandal stemming from Sen. John Ensign’s extramarital affair with a campaign staffer, Politico reported Friday. Coburn told Politico he has given the Justice Department “everything they wanted” in the probe of Ensign (R-Nev.), which is examining efforts to secure lobbying jobs [...]
Portland police have re-opened an investigation into allegations made last year by a massage therapist that former Vice President Al Gore groped and kissed her and made unwelcome sexual advances in an upscale hotel suite late one night in October 2006. The Portland Police Bureau did not explain why the case was being re-opened, after [...]
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