Tag: public corruption
Rikers Guard Milked $370K in Fake Injury Claims
⏱ 3 min read Todd Faustin, 43, a disgraced ex-correction officer at Rikers Island, admitted today to faking injuries during encounters with inmates to bleed the New York State Workers’ Compensation system for at least $370,336.79. The scheme spanned years and was exposed in federal court, where Faustin pled guilty to one count of making…
Tax Collector Stole $400K
⏱ 2 min read Karen McGinnis, 46, of Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, is trading her office for a federal cell after admitting she siphoned over $400,000 from the taxpayers of Fairview Township. The former tax collector used her position to write checks to herself from collected property taxes between March 2023 and January 2025. The scheme…
St. Louis Inspector Ripped Off $1.6M
⏱ 3 min read Adebanjo “Banjo” Popoola, a former City of St. Louis building inspector, is facing federal charges after allegedly pilfering $1.67 million from programs meant to fix up the city’s worst properties. The scheme ran from 2021 through 2022, with Popoola allegedly diverting funds to companies secretly controlled by his sister and his…
Rikers Officer Milked WC System
⏱ 2 min read Todd Faustin, 43, a former Rikers Island correction officer, confessed today to a years-long scheme to steal over $370,000 from New York City’s Workers’ Compensation system. Faustin repeatedly lied about being injured during altercations with inmates, filing bogus claims to the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and lining his pockets…
