What scandal is currently happening in the world that the public would probably have no idea about?

What scandal is currently happening in the world of your niche interest that the general public would probably have no idea about?
Former sheriff quickly went to early retirement after it was discovered that he and the sheriff before him were buying and selling police seized homes for personal profit.
The (former) head of Oxford's papyrus collection stole some Biblical papyri and sold them to the Hobby Lobby people (and may have lied about their dates to make them seem older than they are).
There’s a lettuce shortage right now.
Judges of Irish Dance competitions were caught trading sex acts for scores. "Arse in the air" is the new catch-phrase of the entire organization - thanks to one judge's particularly graphic text messages.
Guy who runs the most prolific Area 51 website got raided by the Feds. For the record I dont think there are aliens there or that aliens crashed in NM in 1947. But im very curious what he did come across that garnered that response
Not really a scandal but UPS trucks come from the factory with air conditioning but they send them off to have it removed. Almost every year some drivers get heat stroke and have died
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Not really a scandal, but a paleontologist put out a paper that split Tyrannosaurus Rex into three species, T. Rex, T. Regina, and T. Imperator. Folks generally thought it was bullshit, and another paleontologist put out a paper that argues against the original paper, but its (sort of) ongoing and its wack.
Dirk Obbink, one of the leading scholars in Greco-Roman magic and classics (and an Oxford University faculty member) was suspended in 2019 for allegedly selling ancient papyrus fragments to the Museum of the Bible, which is run by the people who founded Hobby Lobby.
There is a nationwide shortage of Adderall, leading to a lot less niche focus than usual.
Yuji Naka co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog was arrested for insider trading.
More Schadenfreude than scandal, but web-based algorithmic house flippers are losing their asses holding houses they paid too much for thinking realestate would always go up.
People who use Photoshop will start having to pay to use Pantone colors.
The CEO of Nissan is a fugitive wanted in the alleged abuse of corporate assets and money laundering. The co. Lost 99% of their profit In 2019, had a 145% decline in profit for 2021 and a 338% decline in 2022!!!
Gundam Builder World Cup judging has been very questionable this year. To the point that blatant copies of previous winners are taking home first prize.
Simon & Schuster sold 900 signed 600$ copies of Bob Dylans new book, which were promptly proven to have been signed with autopen. After much denying, and now some backpedalling they have refunded everyone but only because they were stupid enough to give everyone a letter guaranteeing them to be hand signed. Because their stance is that its still an authentic signature just penned by machine.
For the past two years, DJs within a subgenre of EDM have been losing fans and gigs over various sexual misconduct/domestic abuse allegations. Some have tried to come back and all have failed. The last wave of allegations involved at least six artists stepping away.
Mercedes is attempting to start a trend that needs to be stopped before it starts. They are going to charge a SUBSCRIPTION for a performance mode on their EV. We must not let this go anywhere.
In rugby the tiny nation of Georgia managed to beat Wales in rugby in Cardiff. This is the culmination of years of neglect from the Welsh Rugby Union as Wales not too long ago were one of the best teams in the world.
/r/hobbydrama literally was created as a result of the last time this question was asked.
This year the winners of the Lake Erie Walleye Trail fishing tournament in Ohio got caught cheating by adding lead weights to their catch.
The current Argentine Vicepresident's (C. Kirchner) vast family wealth (billions of USD), which was collected/stolen through decades of government corruption by her and her husband (former president Mr. Kirchner). The money is still unreturned, and the multiple trials for corruption and fraudulent administration committed by Mrs. Kirchner are yet to be concluded after years of investigations.
How has no one mentioned Mercedes and BMW offering subscription services for things like unlocking your car’s power and heated seats for a huge fee every month? That’s legitimately daylight robbery.
There was a well known jiu jitsu instructor who was arrested for the sexual assault of a 16 year old female student. Then the owner of the gym, who is a very well known instructor and athlete, was accused of being aware of the misconduct and trying to cover it up.
some Tik tok creators are giving things to homeless people for clout and then taking them away right after they stop recording, it's horrible