The Daily Misanthrope

June 6, 2026  •  Misanthrope Index: 9.1 — Full Walken

Folly of the Day

A Federal Prosecutor Stole a Sealed Special Counsel Report by Renaming It 'Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf' and Emailing It From Her Official DOJ Account to Her Personal Gmail. She Faces Up to 20 Years Per Count.

Lineberger renamed a sealed federal document 'Bundt_Cake_Recipe.pdf' and transmitted it from her logged official account to her personal email — the approach of a federal prosecutor who understood that document transfers are logged and concluded that a dessert-themed filename would make the log entry less incriminating.

Source: Newsweek

The Wire

A Chicago Police Sergeant Earning $142,688 Per Year Filed Two PPP Loans on Behalf of a Bakery That Did Not Exist, Collected $41,662 in Federal COVID Relief, and Was Identified When the City's Inspector General Published a Report Describing Exactly What She Had Done.

Wright invented a nonexistent bakery to collect federal COVID relief while earning $142,688 annually in a city whose Inspector General had already published a report describing her scheme before her name was attached to it.

Source: CWB Chicago

The Wire

A Convicted Felon Spent Weeks Showing Up to Active Crime Scenes in Washington State Dressed as a Police Officer, Convincing Real Officers He Was a Detective. He Was Undone by a Commission Card — a Document Every Officer Carries Automatically.

Scaletta-Teates inserted himself into active emergency scenes for weeks, convinced real officers he was a detective, and was stopped entirely by the commission card — a credential he knew he lacked every single time he showed up without it.

Source: World Manual

The Wire

A European Manufacturer of Adult Products Discovered Its Stolen Merchandise Listed for Sale Online, Purchased Its Own Goods, Obtained the Seller's Shipping Address, and Handed It to the LAPD. Officers Found $500,000 in Stolen Property at a Beverly Hills Car Lot.

Ahoubim listed stolen proprietary merchandise on a public resale platform, received a purchase order from the company that manufactured it, provided his shipping address, and thereby completed the supply chain in both directions simultaneously.

Source: Fox News / OutKick

LazyTown

A UK Teacher Was Caught Taking a Stag Do Trip Via His Own Airport Selfies. Then — Already Caught — He Tore Pages Out of His Passport and Submitted It as Medical Evidence.

Wilson had already been caught, had already effectively admitted the scheme, and was already facing a misconduct hearing — and responded by committing a separate offense involving passport destruction, converting a closed disciplinary matter into an evidence-tampering case entirely of his own initiative.

Source: LADbible

The Villages

A Villager Crashed His Golf Cart in a Roundabout With a .215 BAC and an Open Dos Equis at His Feet. When EMS Arrived, He Immediately Confirmed the Diagnosis.

Mancuso drove a golf cart at nearly three times the legal limit through a retirement community whose law enforcement specifically patrols golf cart paths for this reason, flipped it, and then — confronted by EMS with an open beer at his feet — provided a full confession including his point of departure.

Source: Villages News

Campus Watch

A Marist University Senior Weeks From Graduation Installed Hidden Cameras in Dorm Bathrooms and Pleaded Guilty to 15 Felony Counts. His Major Was Media Studies and Production.

Source: Mid-Hudson News

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