21 hrs ago- D.C.’s largest-ever corruption scandal widened Thursday when prosecutors worked out a plea agreement charging two tax office bureaucrats with mortgage fraud.
1 day ago- A nephew of the alleged mastermind behind the largest government theft case in the District’s history became the first defendant to be sentenced to prison Wednesday.
3 days ago- Patricia A. Steven, 73, of Harwood, Md., became the eighth defendant to plead guilty in the D.C. property tax fraud scheme Monday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod Rosenstein said.
4 days ago- The close friend of the accused mastermind of the largest financial corruption scandal in the District’s history is scheduled to appear in federal court today as part of a plea deal, according to charging documents.
8 days ago- A key player in the record-setting tax scam that cheated D.C. out of up to $50 million pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday, adding to a growing case against the accused plot mastermind.
15 days ago- D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi called for legislation Wednesday to limit the amount of debt District leaders are allowed to issue for capital projects,
17 days ago- A Southeast beautician has agreed to turn evidence against his longtime friend and accused tax scam mastermind Harriette Walters, The Examiner has learned.
35 days ago- The annual D.C. government sale of properties with unpaid tax bills will be delayed at least two months as the District’s scandal-plagued tax office attempts to reduce the chances of being ripped off through the auction process.
49 days ago- A woman who met alleged D.C. tax scam ringleader Harriette Walters in a casino claimed she was given millions of dollars by Walters to launder stolen government checks as part of her guilty plea Thursday.
50 days ago- A close friend of accused D.C. tax scam figure Harriette Walters has agreed to cooperate with authorities in the largest corruption case in the city’s history, The Examiner has learned.
51 days ago- Federal authorities have charged a D.C. tax official and her boyfriend with running a phony refund scheme at the same time a different group was ripping off the city, The Examiner has learned.
56 days ago- The ground beneath D.C.’s alleged tax scam ringleader Harriette Walters became more unstable Thursday when her baby brother agreed to testify against her in the District’s largest ever public corruption scandal.
57 days ago- The younger brother of alleged D.C. tax scam mastermind Harriette Walters is expected to plead guilty to his role in the city’s largest ever public corruption scandal, The Examiner has learned.