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beSpacific

#Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government #Payments Program. A little-known firm with investors linked to #JDVance, #ElonMusk and Trump could get a piece of the federal expense card system — and its hundreds of millions in fees. “This goes against all the normal contracting #safeguards one expert said. There is no normal anymore.#fascism propublica.org/article/trump-p #fraud #corruption #president #fascism #lawfedi #graft

ProPublicaTrump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program
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beSpacific

When nation’s biggest #law firms agreed 2 deals w #Trump terms appeared straightforward. In return 4 escaping full force of retribution firms would dofree legal work on behalf of uncontroversial causes. Over last week he suggested firms will be drafted into helping him negotiate #trade deals. He has mused about having them help w reviving #coal industry. He see promises of nearly $1B in pro bono legal services as #legal war chest 2 be used as he wishes nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/poli #corruption #fraud

President Trump has generally hinted that he sees the promises of nearly $1 billion in pro bono legal services that he has extracted from elite law firms as a legal war chest to be used as he wishes.
The New York Times · Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them.By Michael S. Schmidt
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Nonilex

It said it had saved exactly $318,310,328.30.

#Musk’s group has now triggered mass #firings across the government, & sharp cutbacks in #humanitarian #aid around the world. Musk has justified those disruptions with two promises: that the group would be transparent, & that it would achieve budget cuts that others called impossible.

Now, watching the group pare back its aims & puff up its progress, some of its allies have grown doubtful about both.

#Fraud#law#Trump
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Nonilex

One of the group’s largest claims…involves canceling a contract that did not exist. Although the govt says it had merely asked for proposals in that case, & had not settled on a vendor or a price, #Musk’s group ignored that uncertainty & assigned itself a large & very specific amount of credit for canceling it.

#Fraud#law#Trump
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Nonilex

#DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, & Still Overstating Its Progress

#ElonMusk now says his group will produce only 15% of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors & guesswork.

…when #Musk’s group tallies up its savings so far, it inflates its progress by including billion-dollar errors, by counting spending that will not happen in the next fiscal year—& by making guesses about spending that might not happen at all.

#Fraud #law #Trump
nytimes.com/2025/04/13/us/poli

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has produced an accounting of impressive-sounding budget cuts using inflated and speculative figures, even claiming credit for canceling a contract that did not exist.
The New York Times · DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its ProgressBy David A. Fahrenthold
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PapyrusBrigade

I got a call from a very good scammer last night. He knew my name and my bank. Caller ID was my bank's number. Said there had been suspicious activity on my account. Listed 2 large transactions that I hadn't made. Said they would cancel my card and reissue a new one.

Until then it all sounded legit. Then he asked for the last 8 digits of my credit card.

I said I would call the bank directly. Sure enough, scam.

Turns out a relative fell for the same one last month.

#Fraud#CreditcardFraud
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Nonilex

#DOJ has directed prosecutors to stop pursuing litigation against people committing #fraud w/ #digital #currency, the latest example of the #Trump admin easing up on #WhiteCollarCrime enforcement.

In a memo sent to the DOJ on Mon night, Dpty AG #ToddBlanche said the dept will no longer participate in regulation in the digital asset space & will instead focus on crimes that people commit w/ #cryptocurrency, such as dealing #narcotics & #HumanTrafficking.

#law #felon47
washingtonpost.com/national-se

The Washington Post · Justice Dept. says it will pull back on litigating cryptocurrency fraudBy Perry Stein
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Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:

And here's another reminder of the insider threat if you don't investigate your employees' or consultants' backgrounds and claimed credentials carefully enough. @briankrebs has the story and how a number of criminal cases may now be appealed or overturned:

Cyber Forensic Expert in 2,000+ Cases Faces FBI Probe:

krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/cy

krebsonsecurity.comCyber Forensic Expert in 2,000+ Cases Faces FBI Probe – Krebs on Security
#insiderthreat#fraud
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Delta Sierra

#PSA for anyone considering a sleep study for any reason:

STAY AWAY FROM BLACKSTONE MEDICAL SERVICES

They knowingly submitted a sleep study based on false data to my insurance provider. This is after sending me a dirty, broken pulse oximeter, then ignoring my calls and attempts to inform them of this. The sensor readings were consistently low, but I foolishly tested with it anyway. They then had a "doctor" generate a sleep report based on this incorrect data. Insurance is taking their side, which means I have zero options here except to grit my teeth and get fucked financially.

Seriously, I cannot stress this enough - look for literally any other option. Random strangers on reddit would be a smarter choice here.

#scam#warning#sleep
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MissConstrue

1. Vulture capitalism should not exist.
2. People who abuse the elderly should be dressed in baby seal outfits and sent out in front of YeeHawdists with clubs.
3. Jaybird CEO Kevin Russell is a bad person who does bad things and should feel bad.

nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna19517

NBC News · A Vietnam vet found a dream senior living community. Then new owners jacked up the rent by 365%.By Gretchen Morgenson
#jaybird#elderabuse#venturecapital
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