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In New York City, a thermostat repairer working in Corrections (city jails) can earn $325,000 with overtime pay.
Fraud in government programs is rampant, and citizen sleuths can detect it with very little trouble. The trouble is, few people care.
Beverly Hills shouldn't have a low-income community, but they still got a grant intended for low-income communities in 2012.
Arizona families used school vouchers for decidedly non-educational purchases like hot tubs, wedding gifts, hotel stays, etc.
New York City is building an outdoor bathroom at a total cost of $3.5 million, and the project is not even off the drawing board.
The federal government bought golf carts and similar apparent fripperies for a total of $8.4 million in FY 2025.
A failing Texas charter school paid its superintendent (principal) nearly $900K per year in salary and bonuses.
In 2012 the National Science Foundation funded the creation of a video game called prom week, with AI (artificial intelligence) players.
The General Services Administration, in charge of federal buildings, doesn't monitor the spending by consultants to study its own buildings.
The City Manager of Rocky Mount, North Carolina burned through $78.2 million of city funds, a pattern he has followed for many years.
