LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Billions of taxpayer dollars could be at risk of abuse in the government’s credit card program, but actual fraud is difficult to find, according to a government audit released Tuesday. Government employees spent $8.7 billion on small items using purchase cards in 2014. The Government Accountability Office (GAO)…
by Russ Read A former top Pentagon aide left an 81 percent tip on his official government credit card after allegedly patronizing a strip club in South Korea, according to an inspector general report. Army Maj. Gen. Ron Lewis accrued $1,121.25 in “personal expenses” at the Candy Bar club, a South Korean gentleman’s club in…
Connor D. Wolf Federal investigators regularly uncover instances of unions abusing their funds, from thousands of dollars worth of small purchases to dog walking. The Department of Labor is tasked with investigating instances of questionable spending from labor organizations. The Office of Labor-Management Standards is the agency within the department which conducts the audits and investigations….
A woman confronts the Starbucks employee who copied her credit card info and spent over $200 shopping. The employee confesses and apologizes profusely, but the woman maintains she will be filing a police report. Watch the confrontation below and be sure to watch your credit card statements! [facebook https://www.facebook.com/mediatakeout/videos/1182639758434636/?fref=nf/width=100%]