https://www.rt.com/usa/452021-bernie-sanders-fundraising-russia/

Bernie Sanders raises $6mn on first day of campaign…and former Clinton staffer blames Russia KEK

A former adviser to Hillary Clinton suggested that Russia is supporting Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, after the popular senator raised a whopping $6 million in the first 24 hours since announcing his 2020 campaign.

Sanders’ impressive first-day fundraising far outpaced that of California senator Kamala Harris, who raised $1.5 million on her first day and who has been billed by the media as the frontrunner in the Democratic primary race.

But the influx of donations to Sanders’ campaign rang alarm bells for former Clinton campaign staffer Adam Parkhomenko, who jumped on Twitter to quip that half of the people donating to the campaign were “named Vladimir.”

Parkhomenko was blasted for the tweet, with some saying it was amazing that he seemed to learn no lessons from Clinton's loss four years ago, but the political operator doubled down, claiming there were “unanswered questions” about Sanders – without clarifying exactly what he meant.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-new-york-sandy/new-york-city-settles-u-s-claims-over-superstorm-sandy-idUSKCN1Q92SG?rpc=401&

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City has reached a $5.3 million settlement of claims that it improperly billed the U.S. government for vehicles it falsely claimed had been damaged beyond repair during Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

The settlement made public on Wednesday resolves claims that the city violated the federal False Claims Act by certifying to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that the storm caused the damage to Department of Transportation vehicles.

According to the federal government, many of the vehicles had been damaged or left inoperable long before Sandy and were therefore ineligible for indemnification. The government said this made the city’s May 2014 certifications to FEMA false.

The settlement calls for New York City to pay the government $4.13 million, and give up a claim to another $1.18 million. Settlement papers were filed in Manhattan federal court.