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Report: Chicago Police overtime spending result of ‘wide scale waste and…abuse’

by Brian Seay

The Chicago Police Department has spent nearly $100 million a year on officer overtime in the last few years, according to an internal investigation.

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U.S. sending infantry into battle with ‘inferior small arms,’ says retired general

by Brian Seay

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert H. Scales blames cumbersome acquisition protocols for failing to provide infantrymen with effective rifles.

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National Guard recruiters scammed Army for millions in fake signup bonuses during Iraq War

by Brent McCluskey

National Guard recruiters engaged in a years long scheme that used falsified signup bonuses to siphon millions from the Army, it was discovered during a Senate hearing Tuesday. In 2005, during the height of the Iraq War, the Army created a program to fill the shortages in the National Guard. Recruiters were paid $7,500 for […]

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Former military officer gets 28 years in prison for veterans’ charity scam, raised $100 million

by Brent McCluskey

After raising more than $100 million in donations for the fraudulent U.S. Navy Veterans Association charity, 67-year-old John Cody was sentenced to 28 years in prison and ordered to pay a $6 million fine in court today. The sentence comes nearly a month after Cody was found guilty for 23 charges, including racketeering, identify theft […]

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