Georgia Thompson was found guilty of 2 federal felonies of misapplication of funds and participation in a scheme to defraud the state of the right to honest services. Thompson was a purchasing division supervisor who was part of a team […]
The four men involved in the [tag]tire slashing[/tag] of 25 vans rented by Republicans to help transport voters to the polls in November 2004 have all been sentenced to jail. Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Michael Brennan said the vandalism was […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a short report about the millions of dollars wasted in the government’s award of post-Katrina contracts. Included is at least $3 million spent for 4,000 beds that were never used. ($750 per bed!) The […]
60 Minutes ran an interesting story tonight, focused on the alleged abuse of funds for rebuilding Iraq by a company named Custer Battles. The story indicated that the company was paid tens of millions of dollars to provide services it […]
An audit of the Milwaukee County Child Welfare system was completed by state auditors at the direction of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. The audit found almost $700,000 of questionable and unallowable costs. The Child Welfare system had 153 full-time […]
WisOpinion.com By Robert Miranda Supervisor James G. White’s resolution calling for Milwaukee County to hire an independent firm to do a forensic audit of the Milwaukee Public Museum finances has been unanimously approved this week by the Milwaukee County Board.
Written by Tracy L. Coenen, CPA, CFF Fraud Magazine – January/February 2006 Hurricane Katrina altered lives forever. Thousands of displaced survivors have lost their jobs as businesses struggle to survive. However, other opportunistic firms shamelessly have taken advantage of the […]
