Bush’s Former Elections Chair: E-Voting Ripe for Fraud

Staff / Truthdig Oct 18, 2006 The Rev. DeForest Soaries, former head of the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission, blasted the White House and Congress for its lack of dedication to stamping out electronic voting fraud potential, branding their efforts "a charade" and "a travesty." BradBlog has the details. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Diebold Voting Machine Hacked in Four Minutes

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2006 Bev Harris of BlackBoxVoting recently got her hands on a Diebold voting machine and was able to hack it in four minutes with tools that cost $12. Harris? handiwork is just the latest demonstration of how vulnerable electronic voting machines are to vote manipulation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexico Recount Denied

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2006 A Mexican election tribunal has denied presidential candidate Manuel Lopéz Obrador a full recount of votes cast in last month's election. The ruling will surely disappoint the thousands of Obrador supporters who have been protesting in Mexico City for weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Election Protection

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2006 What good is a democracy without fair and clean elections? In this piece for Tom Paine, Art Levine looks ahead to the November vote, and explains ways concerned Americans can protect it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Breathtaking’ Waste and Fraud in Hurricane Aid

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2006 Scams, schemes and bureaucratic snafus related to federal aid for Hurricane Katrina cost taxpayers at least $2 billion. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Kennedy Jr. Plans to Sue Over Ohio Election Fraud

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2006 The environmental activist, fresh off his hugely talked-about Rolling Stone article on alleged election fraud in Ohio during the 2004 election, says in an interview that he plans to file a lawsuit against the main perpetrators of the fraud. Read the Rolling Stone article in question. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rolling Stone Asks: Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

Staff / Truthdig Jun 2, 2006 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revisits the 2004 election and finds evidence of massive electoral fraud. Kennedy writes: "After carefully examining the evidence, I've become convinced that the president's party mounted a massive, coordinated campaign to subvert the will of the people in 2004." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Abramoff Gets Almost Six Years in Prison

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 The disgraced lobbyist and a business partner get five years and 10 months on fraud charges--the minimum they faced. Abramoff faces more jail time in connection with a corruption probe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abramoff Broke, Lawyers Claim

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2006 The indicted lobbyist's attorneys assert he spent all the money "in his overly determined pursuit of helping people and charities." You'll excuse us while we gag up a hidden Cayman Islands account or two. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Former Enron CFO Implicates Skilling

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2006 Andrew Fastow, the company's former chief financial officer, testifies that he concocted fraud in face-to-face meetings with Enron's chief executive, Jeffrey Skilling Also, check out Robert Scheer's latest column on Enron, or a compendium of earlier ones . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Enron Is Back!

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2006 The scoundrels at Enron might finally get their due with the start of the much-anticipated fraud trial in Houston. Check out some of the columns Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer has written over the course of the scandal. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

And the Hits Just Keep on Coming…

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2006 An audit of American rebuilding projects in Iraq turns up millions of dollars stuffed into footlockers, a U.S. soldier gambling away Iraqi money, and other inspiring tales of the same ilk. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )