Category: Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
Andrew Kahl, Senior Leadership Appointment, Iowa 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa – In a move to solidify the Southern District of Iowa’s senior leadership, U.S. Attorney David Waterman has announced the appointment of a seasoned team of prosecutors. Andrew Kahl, a 35-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, has been appointed to continue his service as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. Kahl, who joined…
Charles Hunter Hobson, International Bribery and Money Laundering, Pennsylvania 2023
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TIGO Guatemala, Foreign Bribery, Florida 2025
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Carl Alan Zaglin, International Bribery and Money Laundering, Florida 2026
The streets of international commerce got a little grittier yesterday as Carl Alan Zaglin, 70, a Georgia businessman, was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a nearly five-year long scheme to bribe Honduran government officials and to launder money to secure business for a Georgia-based manufacturer of law enforcement uniforms and…
Southwest Airlines, Racial Contract Discrimination, Texas 2024
Grimy Times has learned that Southwest Airlines is facing allegations of racial contract discrimination in a lawsuit filed by the American Alliance for Equal Rights. According to the allegations, the 2024 ¡Lánzate!/Take Off! Travel Award Program, which offered free Southwest Airlines flight vouchers to college and graduate students, only allowed Hispanic students to apply. The…
Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, Antisemitic Incidents, New York 2023
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Columbia University, Canceling Grants and Contracts, New York 2023
Columbia University, $400 Million in Canceled Grants and Contracts, New York 2023 Columbia University now faces the consequences of its inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students, resulting in the immediate cancellation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts. According to a joint announcement from the Department of Justice (DOJ),…
Christopher Ponzo, Bribery, Massachusetts 2025
BOSTON, MA – In a shocking case of corruption, former Stoneham Auxiliary Police Officer Christopher Ponzo, 50, of North Reading, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme that netted millions of dollars in Mass Save contracts. Ponzo…
Joint Regional Fire Crimes Task Force, Combating Wildfire-Related Crimes, California 2024
LOS ANGELES, California (May 8, 2024) – The leaders of federal and local law enforcement agencies have joined together to create the Joint Regional Fire Crimes Task Force to investigate and prosecute fire-related crimes as Los Angeles County recovers from devastating wildfires. The Joint Regional Fire Crimes Task Force includes representatives of the United States…
Scott Howard Jenkins, Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds, Virginia 2024
Grimy Times has learned that a former sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia, has been convicted of accepting over $75,000 in bribes in exchange for appointments as auxiliary deputy sheriffs. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Scott Howard Jenkins, 53, of Culpeper, Virginia, accepted cash bribes and bribes in the form of campaign…
