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Unscrupulous non-government organizations rake in billions of dollars intended for foreign assistance, much of it dubious.
Austin, Texas fired their energy general manager - but kept him on the payroll for nine months after that, though he did no work.
U.S. House members spent $38 million in travel at taxpayers' expense, with Republicans spending about 60 percent of that amount.
The City of Baltimore can't find a new dealer for their leased vehicle fleet, after a city employee "mistakenly" canceled an advertisement.
The Grateful Dead took a $615,000 federal grant to establish a "free" museum at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Ohio has spent $386 million to renovate its State Fairgrounds for an event that brings in onlyh $12 million in revenue at the gate.
New York City paid $1.7 million to keep empty hotel rooms in reserve against a migrant surge - which was an overcharge to boot.
Intel took an $8.5 billion grant and ran, laying of 15,000 workers (15 percent of its workforce) regardless of the grant.
Colorado has many oil wells that are not profitable enough to cover costs of cleanup and final decommissioning.
Shreveport, Louisiana cleaned mold and mildew from a building - an abandoned housing project - then demolished it anyway.
