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ATF admits to scam of overpaying employees
https://washingtontimes-dc.newsmemory.com ^ | 5/5/2023 | STEPHEN DINAN

Posted on 05/05/2023 7:38:15 AM PDT by Enterprise

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To: Enterprise

Isn’t defrauding the US Government a crime? Just asking for Harry Reid’s friend….


21 posted on 05/05/2023 10:26:53 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: PeterPrinciple

¿Why is this not a crime?


22 posted on 05/05/2023 11:04:15 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: PeterPrinciple

Is “current services baseline budgeting” still a thing? Seems like they just rake what ghey want in the age of continuing resolutions.


23 posted on 05/05/2023 1:37:24 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Lockbox

You would think that the FBI would be all Snoopy happy dance, because this is white collar crime as well as a long running RICO operation. But you know - crickets.


24 posted on 05/05/2023 2:04:10 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: BlackbirdSST
"ATF has decided to waive the debt, arguing that the employees acted in “good faith.”

Does anyone think that the BATF would ever be so gentle and understanding with an FFL dealer if the dealer made a mistake but did so in good faith?

25 posted on 05/05/2023 2:08:28 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

Two good points of crimes…


26 posted on 05/05/2023 2:40:26 PM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: PeterPrinciple; ConservativeInPA; Worldtraveler once upon a time; meyer; samadams2000; ...
I won't belabor the point that I think that this is white collar crime and RICO prosecution eligible. PeterPrinciple brought up a good point. We all know that when the Government announces "bad" news that it usually vastly underestimates the disaster it causes. So, with that in mind, is there a lot more to this BATF scandal than they are admitting? I suspect so.

But I wonder also, is this only the BATF that is involved? I suggest that it is possible that other agencies have done similar, or are currently doing so. Maybe the FBI, DOJ, EPA, IRS, and who knows who else is involved? Is what we are seeing with the BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fraud) just the tip of the iceberg of a vast vast amount of systemic fraud being committed by federal agencies? With the feds, where there's smoke, there's a catastrophic conflagration.

27 posted on 05/05/2023 6:27:36 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

Maybe that is one reason for every little agency to have it’s own law enforcement group?


28 posted on 05/06/2023 4:48:51 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: Enterprise

Re ATF, and all fed LE agencies, three areas come to mind when considering fraudulent overpayments, and two are related to the classification of desk jocks as “covered positions,” meaning law enforcement. They are: 25% extra pay for “administratively uncontrollable overtime,” given because of the unpredictable hours involved in LE; locality pay to cover subsistence in areas considered high cost of living, such as SFR; the third is the system of management bonuses, wildly subject to corrupt interpretations. Managers, not surprisingly, get to enjoy all three, drones two. Corruption flows downhill, directly from the WH.


29 posted on 05/06/2023 10:17:19 AM PDT by DPMD (ua)
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To: DPMD

Excellent post, thank you!


30 posted on 05/06/2023 1:49:58 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise

NEVER any consequences when government does wrong STEALING our money and NOTHING ever happens…….SPIT


31 posted on 05/06/2023 1:52:11 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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