Nevada Marijuana Legalization kerfuffle highlights the corrupting influence of Money in America

By Robert A. Vella I was living in Nevada during the 1990s and early 2000s when the push for marijuana Continue reading →

Nuclear weapon firms pay to settle illegal lobbying cases

A $67.5 million payment by a major nuclear weapons contractor to settle claims that it illegally spent federal funds is Continue reading →

Bridgegate case verdict: Former officials guilty on all counts

(CNN)Two former officials linked to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s office were found guilty on all charges Friday in connection Continue reading →

Former Employees Say Yahoo Secretly Scanned Customer Emails For US Intelligence

Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers’ incoming emails for specific Continue reading →

Wells Fargo whistleblower says she flagged fraud years ago

Illinois is now the second state to punish Wells Fargo for its phony accounts scandal. On Monday the state joined Continue reading →

Education Department Strips Authority of Largest For-Profit Accreditor

The Department of Education officially stripped the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools – the largest accrediting agency of Continue reading →

Ex-Cuomo aide, eight others charged in New York corruption case

Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced charges against nine men, including two former advisers to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in Continue reading →

Warren Wants FBI Transparency About Financial Crisis

Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the FBI to explain why people involved in causing the 2008 financial crisis didn’t face criminal Continue reading →