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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Court tosses sentence for former clerk in scheme tied to 2020 election - The Washington Post

A Colorado appeals court Thursday threw out the nine-year prison sentence for Tina Peters, a former Mesa County clerk convicted on charges related to a scheme to bolster President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. The court upheld Peters’s conviction but concluded that the judge improperly sentenced her based in part on her repeated false claims about elections. Th...

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US treasury department launches whistleblower program offering up to 30% rewards for fraud tips - TheGrio

The U.S. Treasury Department has launched a new whistleblower program aimed at cracking down on fraud and recovering potentially billions in stolen taxpayer funds, officials announced this week. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the initiative is designed to encourage individuals to report financial misconduct by offering significant financial rewards. The program will be administered by t...

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