Fixing financial mess in scandal-plagued town has cost NM taxpayers $250K so far

By   /  May 22, 2013  /  Accountability, City Government, Featured, Finances, Fraud, National, New Mexico, News, State Government  /  No Comments

A QUARTER-MILLION AND COUNTING: The state of New Mexico has had to take over the financial supervision of the border town of Sunland Park after reports of massive mismanagement.

By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog

SANTA FE — One year ago, a series of embarrassing scandals involving sex, lies and videotape made the New Mexico border town of Sunland Park the target of plenty of jokes, but there isn’t much for state taxpayers to laugh about as the bill for monitoring the border town’s finances pile up.

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Activists accuse Obama of false narrative to reactivate ACORN voter registration tactics

By   /  May 18, 2013  /  2012 General Election, Elections, Federal Government, Florida, Fraud, National, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Voter Fraud, Voter Registration  /  3 Comments

ACORN's voter registration tactics could be back in full force

By Kevin Mooney | Watchdog.org

If you’re 102 years old and need to wait in line for hours before voting, expect to have your story told in dramatic fashion by the president of the United States. That’s what happened to Desiline Victor, a resident of North Miami, Fla. Where some see a rationale for expanded early voting, same-day voter registration and even mandatory voter registration, others see a false narrative created to promote policy changes that would result in greater federal control over state elections.

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PA Week in Review: Budget-making in a broke city

By   /  May 10, 2013  /  Accountability, Elections, Ethics, Featured, Finances, Fraud, Issues, Media, News Roundup, Pennsylvania, Pensions, Pensions, Politics & Elections, State Budgets, State Government, Video  /  No Comments

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In a capital city teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, and the first city in the nation to be charged by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission with misleading investors, the Pennsylvania state government is beginning the process of putting together a budget.

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How much will expanded Medicaid cost taxpayers in fraud?

By   /  May 7, 2013  /  Accountability, Featured, Fraud, Medicaid, Minnesota, News, Obamacare, Wasteful spending, Wisconsin  /  1 Comment

While a definitive number is hard to come by, experts estimate Medicaid fraud nationally could be $100 billion or more. So what happens when you expand Medicaid?

Wisconsin is no stranger to Medicaid fraud.

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Stimulus waste trackers now tracking Sandy relief funding

By   /  May 1, 2013  /  Accountability, Featured, Fraud, News, Transparency, Wasteful spending, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, the same group charged with oversight of the $840 billion in stimulus funding, has been given the same mission with Hurricane Sandy relief.

After overseeing transparency and accountability of the massive $840 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, tracking waste, fraud and abuse in a $60 billion superstorm relief package should be a breeze.

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