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Brickbats: June 2026

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | From the June 2026 issue

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Federal officials arrested and indicted Christopher Southerland for stealing government-issued cellphones worth more than $150,000 while he worked as a system administrator for the U.S. House of Representatives. Prosecutors say Southerland ordered 240 extra phones shipped to his home and sold most of them to a pawn shop. The theft was uncovered when he sold a phone on eBay and the buyer called a number preloaded in the phone, which rang House I.T. support.

Carl McCain won $800 on a lottery ticket—but when he went to claim his prize, North Carolina officials told him the money was being taken to pay debts he owed to Lenoir County and Wayne County. McCain said the........

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