I could have sworn this was going to be a reward for *punishing* whistleblowers.
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. 🤯
bttr-swt on
Coming from this administration, it almost seems like a trap. That’s how far we’ve fallen as a country.
thepartypantser on
Great.
Now Bondi tell us about the rest of the Epstein files, and why those haven’t been released?
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?
medes24 on
I sure love living in a world where the government doing what it’s supposed to feels like a gotchya
Sleepwokesleepwoke on
No wonder people end up dead. 1 million publicly, imagine the underground deals
TheAwesomeMan123 on
Truly gives off “I just wanna talk to him” energy.
Dexx009 on
Trump is a pedophile! Do I get a reward?
Additional_Quiet2600 on
Distraction..wow.
webesy on
Whistleblowers name was John Barron
canuck47 on
Pam Bondi protects pedophiles
washheightsboy3 on
r/nottheonion
slo1111 on
Small enough deal that not worth Trump’s time to extort the criminals for pardon money.
Blochamolesauce on
So, it’s a bounty?
Tomimi on
This admin never pays but there’s always an idiot who falls for it.
wittor on
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deschain_19195 on
It’s a trap
Wet_Side_Down on
Novel grifting opportunity, Trump can whisper tips to Pam and she can reward his whistleblowing with millions. Brilliant
Parking_Syrup_9139 on
Bondi and co must be held responsible when we vote the fucks out
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.
Head-Fun3394 on
yes, bet anything the whistleblower is her cousin…
smt503 on
It was me; give me the million.
jedi__ninja_9000 on
$16 million dollar fraud scheme… and they were fined $3 million…
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.
DOJ gave the whistleblower the reward. The clickbait headline sounds like the whistleblower has a bounty on them.
NeverLookBothWays on
Shouldn’t the DOJ be interested in solving crimes? Asking for a friend
greg-maddux on
For a $16mil fraud case? Performative.
WebInformal9558 on
Since this is Bondi, my initial thought was that she was offering a million dolalrs for the identity of the whistleblower so she could prosecute them.
gertation on
Finally, a whistleblower getting a payday instead of being silenced /s
podcastofallpodcasts on
It was me
mongobob666 on
And… it was Trump. She gave the money to Trump.
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.
Toobatheviking on
Call me jaded, but I would imagine this is a “here is free money for reporting shit that people we don’t like” fund
Pleasant-Ad887 on
Haha, this is a classic obvious trap. Whistleblower shows up and gets arrested and charged with the crime they reported.
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Not a good look blondie.
I could have sworn this was going to be a reward for *punishing* whistleblowers.
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. 🤯
Coming from this administration, it almost seems like a trap. That’s how far we’ve fallen as a country.
Great.
Now Bondi tell us about the rest of the Epstein files, and why those haven’t been released?
>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?
I sure love living in a world where the government doing what it’s supposed to feels like a gotchya
No wonder people end up dead. 1 million publicly, imagine the underground deals
Truly gives off “I just wanna talk to him” energy.
Trump is a pedophile! Do I get a reward?
Distraction..wow.
Whistleblowers name was John Barron
Pam Bondi protects pedophiles
r/nottheonion
Small enough deal that not worth Trump’s time to extort the criminals for pardon money.
So, it’s a bounty?
This admin never pays but there’s always an idiot who falls for it.
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It’s a trap
Novel grifting opportunity, Trump can whisper tips to Pam and she can reward his whistleblowing with millions. Brilliant
Bondi and co must be held responsible when we vote the fucks out
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.
yes, bet anything the whistleblower is her cousin…
It was me; give me the million.
$16 million dollar fraud scheme… and they were fined $3 million…
> 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)
Whistleblowing is a crime now?
Was the whistleblower’s last name Trump?
These people.
DOJ gave the whistleblower the reward. The clickbait headline sounds like the whistleblower has a bounty on them.
Shouldn’t the DOJ be interested in solving crimes? Asking for a friend
For a $16mil fraud case? Performative.
Since this is Bondi, my initial thought was that she was offering a million dolalrs for the identity of the whistleblower so she could prosecute them.
Finally, a whistleblower getting a payday instead of being silenced /s
It was me
And… it was Trump. She gave the money to Trump.
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.
Call me jaded, but I would imagine this is a “here is free money for reporting shit that people we don’t like” fund
Haha, this is a classic obvious trap. Whistleblower shows up and gets arrested and charged with the crime they reported.
It was Trump