Close Menu
    Politics

    Bondi kündigt eine Belohnung von 1 Million US-Dollar für Whistleblower an, die Kartellverstöße gemeldet haben

    Share.
    View 46 Comments

    46 Kommentare

    2. waterdaemon on

      I could have sworn this was going to be a reward for *punishing* whistleblowers.

    3. IslandFarmboy on

      For anyone else having a minor stroke trying to reconcile the title with what we’re now conditioned to expect in this cursed timeline and what the article is actually about: this is about a reward GIVEN to a unnamed whistleblower FOR whistleblowing. 🤯

    4. bttr-swt on

      Coming from this administration, it almost seems like a trap. That’s how far we’ve fallen as a country.

    5. thepartypantser on

      Great.

      Now Bondi tell us about the rest of the Epstein files, and why those haven’t been released?

    6. CriticalElephant2150 on

      >Deputy Assistant Attorney General Omeed A. Assefi of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division said in the release. “A car is the second largest purchase most Americans will make in their lifetimes. This whistleblower helped expose a brazen $16 million scheme that made it more expensive for hardworking Americans to afford second-hand cars across the country.”

      So how big a reward do I get for exposing the brazen tariff scheme making everything more expensive for Americans?

    7. medes24 on

      I sure love living in a world where the government doing what it’s supposed to feels like a gotchya

    8. Sleepwokesleepwoke on

      No wonder people end up dead. 1 million publicly, imagine the underground deals

    15. slo1111 on

      Small enough deal that not worth Trump’s time to extort the criminals for pardon money.

    20. Wet_Side_Down on

      Novel grifting opportunity, Trump can whisper tips to Pam and she can reward his whistleblowing with millions. Brilliant

    22. No_Beginning_6834 on

      How does exposing a 16 million dollar scheme justify a 1 million dollar reward. Sounds like they had to come up with some bullshit to pay hush money off legally.

    25. jedi__ninja_9000 on

      $16 million dollar fraud scheme… and they were fined $3 million…

    26. 1021986 on

      > The $1 million reward was given in conjunction with the Postal Service because the whistleblower’s intelligence included an alleged scheme that involved sending documents through the mail.

      My tin-foil hat theory is in this line here.

      It feels like between this and the Fulton county voting records thing, they’re trying to build a case that mail-in ballots could be a way to conduct of widespread voter fraud; they’ll claim that’s how Trump lost in 2020.

      Why now all of a sudden? Midterms are coming up, and it’s clear Republicans are about to lose the majority, so they could be building up to the nuclear option and use this as a reason for suspending elections until they can “secure” the voting process.

      “[in four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good, you’re not gonna have to vote.](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tells-christians-they-wont-have-vote-after-this-election-2024-07-27/)“ – Donald Trump (July, 2024)

    29. NeverLookBothWays on

      Shouldn’t the DOJ be interested in solving crimes? Asking for a friend

    31. AntoniaFauci on

      After researching the scheme they’re talking about, and overlooking the very real possibility of spin, I don’t hate this.

      EBlock is a huge vehicle and equipment reseller.

      They apparently bought a company that was already doing an eye-popping amount of brazen fraud. Employees of this company were doing criminal fraud and rigging bids and even giving their co-conspirators back door logins to see other bids. They created programs to place fake bids, forcing real shoppers to increase their bids, and more.

      EBlock says they didn’t know and put a lid on it, but says these merged employees just doing it and hid their tracks more.

      The company is avoiding a well-deserved criminal prosecution by paying a $3.28 million fine. After investigation costs and whistleblower payouts, it’s probably a wash.

      What’s disappointing is we don’t see charges for the two other companies and individuals pocketing most of the profits. And there’s no indication that the shoppers forced to pay more are getting compensated. Then there’s others whose bids failed and ended up having to pay more elsewhere. Their losses are indirect and will never be recovered.

      I strongly suspect the millions spent investigating this and the additional millions siphoned from customers to the criminals, all that could have been avoided with a few hundred thousand in regulation enforcement. But conservatives have brainwashed people that regulations are bad. So here we are.

    32. Pleasant-Ad887 on

      Haha, this is a classic obvious trap. Whistleblower shows up and gets arrested and charged with the crime they reported.

    34. funmonkey1 on

      1M for 16M scam. I love the maths, maybe the IRS should keep up with tax fraud at larger scale. Like billionaire scale. This is pure marketing as a distraction.

    35. Zealousideal-Ear3730 on

      Take a look at the First Lady’s documentary. I bet you there’s massive money laundering and tax fraud happening there.

      Bam Pondi is a foking hack.

    36. Similar-World-6152 on

      „we will pay $1mil of tax payer’s dollars to whoever comes forward to tell us who ratted us out“

    37. Snatchamo on

      >As a result, EBlock Corporation will receive a $3.28 million fine and, as part of a deferred prosecution, must undertake remedial measures, including implementing an appropriate compliance program and cooperating with the DOJ’s ongoing criminal investigation, according to the release.

      Not in love with that part.

    39. willis_michaels on

      Something doesn’t smell right about this. A $1M reward for exposing a $16M scheme that only resulted in a $3M fine. This is small potatoes to what the government is doing, dealing in billions, yet $1M is a lot for an individual. Follow the money trail.

    40. DR_TOBOGGAN_8219 on

      So… she’s for a whistleblower for the whistleblower? That’s ironic. lol.

    41. silentbob1301 on

      OOH OOH, PICK ME PICK ME!!!!

      I know where a bunch of high level sex traffickers work, 1800 Pennsylvania avenue!!!!

      Where’s my reward, bitch???

    42. RobutNotRobot on

      Where do I contact the DOJ?

      I have knowledge of a person that embezzled $500 million from a Venezuelan oil tanker captured by the US Coast Guard and then put it in an unreachable Middle East account. Also he is trying to shake down the IRS for $10 billion.

    44. teddytodd2 on

      I legit thought she was offering a bounty on the whistleblower. I actually approve of rewarding the whistleblower.

      … Why does this feel like some sort of trap?

    45. parasyte_steve on

      Aren’t there laws that protect whistleblowers?

      What the fuck is wrong with these mfers?

    46. WeirdSysAdmin on

      $12m fraud, only a $3.8m fine is interesting in itself. Why isn’t it a $12m restitution with a $3.8m fine?

    Leave A Reply