Brodhead was acquitted of all charges except misspending the recruiting money. Sun News frequently aired news pieces and published articles alleging misspending of taxpayer dollars. ADDE was closed down in 2016 after an auditors' inquiry found misspending of EU funds. Rives and Starbuck were accused of misspending the royal treasury and departed. In the circumstances, however, it also effectively makes the misspending immune from court proceedings.