Pelosi-Backed PAC Caves, Donates ‘Dirty Money’ From Backpage Founder

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks about House matters during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill, July 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. / Getty Images

Charles Russell
January 8, 2018 9:39 AM

A political action committee linked to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) caved to national pressure to "wash their hands" of dirty money and return a $10,000 contribution from a founder of Backpage.com, a website that has been linked to facilitating sex trafficking and underage prostitution.

Arizona Democratic Party Still Retaining Money From Website Linked to Child Prostitution

Paul Crookston
December 13, 2017 4:37 PM

The Arizona Democratic Party has yet to give away the $40,000 it received from the owner of Backpage.com, a website linked to child prostitution.

Clinton Never Returned Donations From Owner of Site Linked to Underage Prostitution

Democratic politicians who received funds from Backpage.com's owners have been donating the money to charity

Joe Schoffstall
October 1, 2017 5:00 AM

Hillary Clinton's campaign appears not to have returned or donated to charity the more than $5,000 in contributions from the former co-owner of a website linked to underage prostitution and whose donations have backed a number of current and former Democratic politicians into a corner.

DEA Agents Who Threw ‘Sex Parties’ Rewarded With Bonuses

Agents involved in Colombia prostitution scandal received rewards while under investigation

Elizabeth Harrington
October 22, 2015 3:00 PM

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents involved in the prostitution scandal in Colombia were rewarded with bonuses as high as $32,000, according to a new report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).

WaPo’s Carol Leonnig: WH Spin on Prostitution Scandal ‘Demonstrably False’

Washington Free Beacon Staff
October 10, 2014 10:55 AM

NATO Follies

Commander bars troops from hookers, alcohol during NATO summit

Bill Gertz
May 9, 2012 5:52 PM

The commander of the U.S. Northern Command this week directed all military personnel assigned to security duties at the NATO summit in Chicago to refrain from soliciting prostitutes or drinking alcoholic beverages, according to a copy of the orders.

Feds Feeling Heat For Misbehavior

Washington Free Beacon Staff
April 19, 2012 9:49 AM

The Secret Service has terminated three agents in the wake of the Colombian prostitution scandal that has rocked the Obama administration—the second scandal to strike the federal government in as many weeks.

Kennedy Labels Inhofe
‘Call Girl’

Washington Free Beacon Staff
March 7, 2012 9:13 AM

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that Sen. Jim Inhofe (R., Okla.) is a “call girl” for oil companies because he has asked the Obama administration to answer questions about its fuel and air pollution policies.

Democratic Councilman Arrested in Prostitution Sting

Washington Free Beacon Staff
February 17, 2012 10:29 AM

The Tennessean reports that Councilman Brady Banks “met the undercover officer in a hotel room after responding to an escort service ad posted by the police department on the Internet,” according to a police news release.