Government employees
Brickbat: Mail Money
Two former U.S. Postal Service clerks in Atlanta admitted in federal court to stealing from people's mail. Between May 2023 and February 2024, Daniqua Clark took items like cash and gift cards from the mail, both by…
Brickbat: Never Tweet
In England, the Teaching Regulation Agency banned Samuel Everett from teaching for life after he posted his opinions about immigration on X. "If you don't respect our laws, culture and way of life you should leave,…
Brickbat: Other People’s Money
The city council in College Park, Georgia, is investigating after $3,000 in taxpayer money was used to help pay for a private funeral for a city custodian's son. The custodian first asked a council member for help, who…
Brickbat: Breaking In
Senior officials in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office's Propriety and Ethics team broke into a locked safe to retrieve and destroy a confidential report about allegations made against Dame Antonia Romeo, the newly…
Brickbat: Fringe Benefits
Federal prosecutors in Georgia have charged Attallah Williams with conspiracy to defraud the government. Officials say Williams stole more than $3.5 million in fraudulent COVID-19 relief funds while working first at the Small…
Brickbat: Hearty Appetite
In Madera County, California, federal authorities arrested former welfare benefits worker Leticia Mariscal for using her position to steal food assistance funds. Prosecutors say Mariscal accessed county databases through her…
Brickbat: It Might Be Safer To Walk
Former Littleton, Colorado, school bus aide Kiarra Jones pleaded guilty to multiple charges after video and bus camera footage showed her assaulting three nonverbal students with autism while she worked on their bus. Parents…
Brickbat: Neither Snow nor Rain…
William White Jr., a U.S. Postal Service carrier in Florida, was arrested for trying to run over a 10-year-old boy with his postal truck because he thought the child was stealing a package. In fact, White had left the package…
Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play
A police officer in Leicestershire, England, was found to have committed gross misconduct for how he handled a case involving a woman accused of illegally foraging mushrooms in a protected park. Instead of speaking to her…
Brickbat: Texas Two Step
A report by the Austin City Auditor's Office in Austin, Texas, found two former city employees defrauded the city government out of $980,000. Auditors found that while working for Austin Energy, Mark Ybarra made payments…
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