Operation Faithful Patriot: U.S. government shenanigans, October 2018

Incomplete (i-e ‘Tip of the Iceberg’) list of United States Federal/State/Local Government self-destruct revelations for October 2018:

Operation Enduring Promise; As ObamaCare fails in the U.S., the U.S. Navy proudly created this graphic to show what your U.S. tax dollars were spent on providing ‘free’ medical care in Ecuador.

ALABAMA: At least 68 Selma city jobs on chopping block after budget oversight

DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy records audio of his boss extorting him over political campaign support

‘Beach House Sheriff’ used pistol permit fees to pay for TV commercials during political campaign

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency drug-cop sentenced for computer tampering, ethics charges

ALASKA: Gov. Bill Walker drops re-election bid days after deputy resigns

Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott abruptly resigns

Uninvestigated rape allegations, unfollowed tips on possible connections to a Mexican drug cartel, alleged plans to fly drugs in National Guard aircraft, and years of internal police department strife that led to all of it finally being revealed publicly.

ARKANSAS: Sheriff department in trouble for forcing detainees to wear Nike shirts for their mug shots

ARIZONA: State Parks bulldozed archaeological sites for cabins, trails

Temporary/seasonal park ranger gets subsidized taxpayer funded housing normally reserved for full time employees

CALIFORNIA: California Faces Some Big Problems. Are We Ready?

San Diego Sheriff’s Department Deputy Sentenced for Groping teenagers at Panda Express

Kern County Deputy takes plea deal in theft case

San Francisco deputy working for organized crime gets ‘slap-on-the-wrist’ sentence of three years probation

Man Who Died After Deputy Tased Him Was Unarmed

Dashcam footage released of California deputy repeatedly punching drunken suspect

Sheriff’s deputy crashes into home

California Deputies Use Doritos To Round Up Rebellious Pig

Border Operation Faithful Patriot; U.S. military personnel inspect spools of barbed wire at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Joaquin, 26OCT2018.

COLORADO: Washington County deputy arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a child

Mistrial declared in assault case against Adams County deputy

Deputy cleared in fatal McElmo Canyon shootout gets fired

In A Drying Climate, Colorado’s ‘Water Cop’ Patrols For Water Thieves

Public Paychecks: Colorado’s highest-paid state employees

North American Aerospace Defense Command-U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, conducts a ‘synchronizer’ meeting for Operation Faithful Patriot, 28OCT2018.

CONNECTICUT: Ignorant elected officials apparently unaware that their massive bond issue actually created a mandated debt limit on taxpayer spending

University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity says Doctors are Making The Obesity Stigma Worse!

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a study warning of crumbling foundations that affect hundreds of homeowners in Connecticut.

DELAWARE: Retiring Lawmaker Takes newly created $95K State Job

New Castle County paying out more $100k salaries

Incorporating in Delaware: The Perks and Pitfalls

FLORIDA: Deputy suspected of disappearing two men now faces wrongful-death lawsuit

Polk Sheriff’s deputy sexually battered trainee

Sheriff’s deputy plows patrol car into pickup truck, killing the pickup’s driver, same deputy reported brake failure the month before

Jackson County deputy accused of planting drugs and ‘hanky-panky’

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy and FBI Task Force Agent sentenced to three years of probation for lying on federal records

Trump praises America’s law enforcement during Orlando speech

U.S. Coast Guard captured 84 illegal immigrants from Haiti, 28OCT2018, supposedly they returned all of them to Haiti.

GEORGIA: deputy charged with child molestation

Richmond County deputy charged with theft, violation of oath

A city manager, county commissioner, assistant school principal and two former university employees are among those charged in a sexual misconduct case at Fort Valley State University

President Trump issues disaster declaration for Georgia

GUAM: EPA investigates drums in relation to Agent Orange

GDOE launches investigation on screaming teacher

Diploma scam linked to enrollment drop

Guam pushes for native-only vote on U.S. relationship

A.B. Won Pat Guam International Airport Authority accused of ‘fixing’ contract years in advance

HAWAII: No charges in stolen police drug case; deputy chief calls investigation

Cop’s home explodes, wife and daughter killed

Jury convicts Big Island officer in death

Authorities seize Hawaii Kai home of ex-police chief

IDAHO: Canyon County deputies get ‘slap-on-the-wrist’ sentence of 3 days in jail for planning to attack prisoner!

Ex-Cascade Police chief accused of stealing five taxpayer funded guns after taking job with another city’s police department, also encouraged retiring cops to keep their taxpayer funded guns!

Who does Idaho send to prison?

Former Idaho Stampede owner hit Boise official ‘upside the head’

ILLINOIS: S&P downgrades sales tax-backed Build Illinois bonds

The Worst Job in American Politics

94,000 Public Employees & Retirees Cost Taxpayers $12B

Joliet’s Deputy Chief Gets Huge Retirement Severance

Woman still seeking justice after she said a deputy raped her, twice

INDIANA: 15 public officials face charges for corruption

deputy found guilty on 11 counts

Summary judgment for former sheriff reversed after sexual assault allegations against deputy

deputy accidentally discharges firearm

IOWA: Man sues Cherokee County deputy who shot dog

Woman in car during officer-involved shooting in Davenport says it was unjustified

Des Moines repeals new panhandling ordinance

LOUISIANA: Ascension Parish sergeant terminated after second DWI arrest

Avoyelles deputy’s certification revoked before fatal arrest; officers he hired also accused of abuse

grand jury scheduled to hear case involving deputy accused of sexual misconduct

St. Tammany deputy indicted, accused of falsifying DWI report

KANSAS: Deputy back in jail after two arrests on the same day

Deputy Collides With 3 Horses

sheriff’s deputy sentenced for lying about machine gun

sheriff to resign after admitting to selling a gun to a felon

Three Hutchinson Police officers fired following internal investigation

Sheriff’s office ‘extremely concerned,’ reviewing protocol in wake of reported sex acts between deputy and inmate

KENTUCKY: Unburied bodies, alleged harassment. Scandals central to Fayette coroner

LaRue deputy jailer indicted

jail corporal agrees to plead guilty to sexual misconduct

Graves County Sheriff’s Office employees send letter detailing accusations against sheriff

Border Operation Faithful Patriot; U.S. Army’s 89th Military Police Brigade (part of Task Force Griffin) prep their gear for deployment to Arizona, 27OCT2018.

MAINE: Woman sues corrections officer who sexually assaulted her

Southwest Harbor town clerk indicted

District Attorney Candidate Facing Abuse Allegations

MARYLAND: The company that owns and operates the Maryland Airport now chapter 11 bankrupt busted due to county officials changing the zoning laws

Report reveals abusive football culture at University of Maryland

‘Serious Inventory Control Problem’ in Maryland’s Body Donation Program Led to Mishandled human Remains

MASSACHUSETTS: Environmental Police boss suspended without pay

Natural Gas Explosions Highlight Tension Between Recovery and Long-Term Efficiency

MICHIGAN: Deputy Charged With Morley Murder

state trooper accuses prosecutor of hiding evidence during sex assault trial

Eaton County sheriff’s clerk broke stalking condition, arrested again

prison guard takes plea in prisoner’s death

They look like cops, but they’re not. And they’re all over Michigan.

MINNESOTA: Itasca County deputy turned political candidate accused of ‘sexting’ use of taxpayer funded cell phone

deputy pleads guilty to killing Perry man

County settles with sheriff’s deputy in retaliation lawsuit

deputy demoted after racist tweets sues to get his job back

Minnesota FBI Agent Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Leaking Documents

police accused of obstructing investigation into officer misconduct

MISSISSIPPI: video shows deputies forcing their way into a home without giving the residents a reason why

Tallahatchie County sheriff back in jail

State Forester Resigns After DUI Arrest

MISSOURI: Gasconade County Sheriff’s deputy charged with sodomy

parole officer receives $550K settlement after hostile workplace claim due to her boss going ballistic over prisoner releases

Child molestation cases Against Law Enforcement Officer Continued Until January

MONTANA: deputy charged with having sex with 17 years old

Officer fired bullet into neighbor’s apartment, tried to cover it up

$265K contract to correct Montana voter info goes to company run by ex-GOP leader

Spending in Montana Senate race at record $60M

NEBRASKA: Deputy gives opioid overdose antidote to Lincoln officer

Three counties approved for 100% thru the mail voting

Nebraska concedes that ‘honestly, it’s not for everyone’

NEVADA: bombastic legal pimp and Assembly candidate, has died

Woman arrested in Carson City on nearly 30-year-old traffic ticket

suicide by cop

Immigration agents visit Lyon County brothels

NEW HAMPSHIRE: ‘It’s a poll tax’: how New Hampshire became a battlefield for voting rights

State Supreme Court restores voter registration forms

refugee vying for a state house seat

Lawsuit Highlights Prison Inmate ‘Pay to Stay’ Law (What happens if they can’t pay? Do they get released? Oh, it’s slavery!)

NEW JERSEY: Understanding The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act

lawmakers miss yet another deadline for marijuana legalization vote (maybe they’re too stoned to vote?)

Minimum Wage Going up to $8.85

9th child dies at taxpayer funded, privately run, nursing home

He blew the whistle on NJ Transit. He paid for it with his career.

deputy chief suing Atlantic City Police Department

Jersey City agency awards taxpayer funded contract to deputy mayor

NEW MEXICO: Prison violence hits 10 years high

deputy a no-show at contempt hearing

Judge rejects prosecution of Santa Fe cop

Santa Fe deputy city manager has left the building. And there won’t be a replacement.

NEW YORK: sheriff’s deputy sentenced for assault

New York ‘elected officials’ Knew Some Schools in Its $773 Million taxpayer raping Plan Were Likely to Fail. It Kept Children in Them Anyway.

Corrupt De Blasio Fires Investigations Chief, Citing Abuse of Power

NORTH CAROLINA: Law Enforcement Hypocrisy; A North Carolina woman is charged with killing her son after his death during a hurricane, yet two South Carolina cops were simply fired for abandoning two mental health patients, who died, during the same hurricane!

NC jails on track for deadliest year.

NC plans to sell Rex Hospital

Did North Carolina Admit to Targeting Black Voters with a ‘Voter ID’ Law?

NORTH DAKOTA: Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Tribal North Dakotans to Vote

Why 5 big pot busts were thrown out of court in North Dakota

OHIO: Rifle, shotgun stolen from Hamilton County unmarked cop car

Harris County deputy indicted in deadly shooting

A scammer is now using the names of actual cops in an attempt to dupe people out of their money

Fired state agriculture director says he was give no reason for it (welcome to Right-to-Work [you over] laws bi-yatch!)

OKLAHOMA: Lawton Veteran Services Center in danger of closing

Mayes County Deputy Sheriff turns himself in

Three cops arrested for 2017 traffic stop

Man pretended to be sheriff’s deputy in order to rob lawn care workers

13 years old girl identifies cop as her rapist

OREGON: More proof the left-wing liberal state is (and a possible covert civil war between cops and the military) evil as cops recorded their own personal video of themselves laughing as they allowed a U.S. Army veteran to die from a massive drug overdose, as his girlfriend listened from a neighboring cell: “We should go show this to his girlfriend and be like, ‘You love this?’”-one deputy heard on his own video recording

The leftist female gov’na accused of not being transparent, after she accused the previous gov’na of not being transparent

Illegal immigrant sanctuary state law dates to pivotal lawsuit in 1970s

PENNSYLVANIA: Alex Trebek gets booed at governor race debate

‘Come And Arrest Me’: Governor Defies Federal Justice Department

Feds charge Pittsburgh healthcare employees of multi-million dollar Medicaid scam

PUERTO RICO: FBI agents raid San Juan city offices in fraud, obstruction investigation

Why Florida Democrats need Puerto Rican voters

SOUTH CAROLINA: SC made it easier to hide criminal records from the public

Secret Service impostor turns out to be 17 years old

deputies fired after abandoning patients who died in hurricane

SOUTH DAKOTA: Immigrant Visa Scandal

TENNESSEE: Prisoners escape

Correctional officer attacked at CoreCivic prison

jail deputy suspended after helping prisoners to escape

deputy sentenced to 15 years for sex crimes

TEXAS: largest counties have nearly doubled voter turnout

Deputy in Houston Indicted in Killing of Unarmed Man

Milam County Sheriff’s deputy arrested for assaulting ex-girlfriend, throwing dog against wall

Harris County lawman convicted of sexual assault

Border Operation Faithful Patriot; coordination meeting between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Department of Defense, Brownsville, 26OCT2018.

Border Operation Faithful Patriot; U.S. Army’s 541st Engineering Company, 19th Engineering Battalion (part of Task Force Griffin), deployed from Kentucky to San Antonio, 30OCT2018.

UTAH: Ex-deputy Attorney General sues Salt Lake County DA office over arrest

firefighters sue the Unified Fire Authority, top bosses for alleged nepotism

Utah Guard special unit assists with ricin investigation

Utah man charged for sending toxic letters to Trump

VERMONT: sheriff’s deputy files gender bias complaint

Death of woman in police custody has resulted in outpouring of donations to drug addiction center

Sex discrimination, harassment cases (because of corrupt government employees/officials) have cost taxpayers $1M

VIRGINIA: sheriff’s deputy charged with sexually assaulting prisoner

Superintendent Apologizes for Handling of Threat Against Virginia School Employee

Goochland voter registrar replaced just weeks before midterm elections

“A long time coming”: 7 Virginia Indian tribes celebrate federal recognition

U.S. taxpayers funding Operation Enduring Promise, in which USN hospital ship USNS Comfort (departing from Norfolk) will provide ‘free’ medical care to people in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Honduras.