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#whistleblower

Individuals who report government wrongdoing, waste, or abuse. Incidents involve retaliation against whistleblowers, dismantlement of whistleblower protections, and the silencing of those who expose violations.

2 incidents

Updated March 26, 2026 Corruption & Self-Dealing
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

DOGE Employees Matched Social Security Data with Voter Rolls to Pursue Voter Fraud Claims

DOGE employees at SSA secretly worked with a political advocacy group to match Social Security data with voter rolls to find 'evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results.' A signed data-sharing agreement and Hatch Act referrals followed. A whistleblower alleged DOGE copied 300+ million Americans' records into an unsecured virtual database.

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DOGESocial Securityvoter fraudvoter rollsHatch Act
Updated January 14, 2019 Corruption & Self-Dealing
Significant Democratic Concern

Ben Carson HUD Furniture: $31,000 Dining Set Purchased in Violation of Federal Spending Limits

The $31,561 dining set — table, chairs, and hutch — was ordered in September 2017 for Carson's HUD suite. A career HUD employee, Helen Foster, filed a complaint alleging she was reassigned after she raised concerns about the legality of the purchase. Foster said she was told by HUD leadership that the order would go forward and that 'someone' had ordered it who outranked her. After the purchase became public in February 2018, Carson and his wife initially disputed involvement; subsequent reporting found text messages showing his wife Candy Carson personally directed the purchase and selected items. Carson reimbursed HUD and the set was canceled. The HUD inspector general investigated.

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CarsonHUDfirst-termcorruptionspending-violation