Shandel Arkadie, from Agate, Colo., pleaded guilty on Jan. 22 to failing to pay employment taxes, according to a DOJ press release. Arkadie admitted to not paying at least $1.5 million worth of taxes.
Booz Allen Hamilton, a prominent defense contractor, has agreed to pay $15,875,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent claims.
Federal authorities based in California authorized the IRS to serve a “John Doe” summons to JustAnswer.com to obtain information about U.S. taxpayers who worked for the platform from 2017 to 2020.
On Jan. 15, Toyota subsidiary Hino reached a settlement with the federal government and the State of California to resolve allegations they violated the Clean Air Act, according to a DOJ press release.
Erlene King, 71, from Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty to crimes involved with a scheme to manipulate a matching donations procedure from the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) of New York City, according to a DOJ press release. King admitted to committing wire fraud while working as a treasurer for a primary candidate for Brooklyn Borough President, […]
Wendell Lynn Smallwood, Jr., 30, a former running back from Wilmington, Del. and resident of New Jersey, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy, and defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), according to Smallwood’s plea agreement.
Jimmy Fu, a 63-year-old man from West Hills, Calif., was arrested on Oct. 30, 2024, and subsequently charged with one count of a money laundering conspiracy, according to a Justice Department press release.
Jennifer Leigh Peters, 42, from Madison Heights, Virginia, and Brendon Cole Webber, 27, from Lynchburg, Virginia, were both indicted on Nov. 20 on nine counts of charges related to accessing protected information to further aid criminal activity, according to a DOJ press release.
The owner of Red Barn Diesel Performance installed illegal software to circumvent emission control systems required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Six people were charged for their roles on Oct. 29 over alleged schemes to rig bids, defraud the government and pay bribes and kickbacks in connection with the sale of IT products and services to federal government purchasers, leading to overcharges of millions of dollars to the U. S. government, according to a new Justice […]
As King Louis XV – the one between the Sun King and the man who brought you the French Revolution – might say, “Après le déluge, les arnaques (after the deluge, the scams).”
The Justice Department reached a settlement with NH Learning Solutions Corporation (NHLS) over allegations that the company inflated Post-9/11 GI Bill claims.
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