The wife of Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott received $51,000 through two steps of money laundering involving a nonprofit where she worked.
Chicago and Cook County, Illinois spent millions of dollars on property tax collection software that doesn't work.
A theater in downtown Denver defaulted on a six-figure taxpayer-guaranteed loan without opening for a single show - and failed to pay rent.
The sheriff of Bates County formed an equestrian unit, but has used those horses only once for law enforcement.
The New York City Transit Authority, instead of separating recyclables from non-recyclable trash, is comingling it instead.
A town clerk and treasurer embezzled town funds to buy a puppy, a sofa, and many more items with a total value of more than $675,000.
City officials in Cary, North Carolina, spent lavishly on some bizarre entertainments and high-end accommodations.
Six full-time county employees racked up travel and other expenses totalling close to $240,000, with very poor oversight.
A town manager became the most highly paid public employee in his town's history, and all of it through criminal embezzlement.
The Village of Cuba, New Mexico has never taken control of its finances, with the result that its finances are a mess.