JudicialWatch– During the government shutdown a couple of years ago, an employee at a cabinet-level agency long embroiled in scandal fraudulently charged thousands of dollars in personal items on his work-issued credit card.
Enraging as it may seem, it’s not all that surprising considering it involves the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a famously corrupt agency well known for a multitude of transgressions over the years. In this particular case a HUD staffer racked up nearly $12,000 on his agency credit card by charging personal items such as groceries, lodging, television cable, transportation and even prescription medications.
This occurred in the midst of the 2013 government shutdown caused by Congress’s failure to pass a spending bill. That paralyzed most functions of government, accounting for the second longest shutdown since 1980. The standstill caused a huge economic disruption and billions in lost output, according to a report published by the White House. Although federal employees were eventually compensated for the period of the shutdown, hundreds of thousands did not receive their full paychecks during that time. “The burden of delayed paychecks on federal workers and their families was significant and harmful,” the White House report states.
Their largest fraud is in how well they’ve “developed” our urban areas.
I have a company issued gas card for work. There is no way in hell I would ever think of ever defrauding my boss by using it for anything but gas for my company truck. If I ever did I would be out of a job immediately.
This practice is rampant. I sure do wish we could see PAC itemized spending on their credit cards expenses. It’s shameful how careless people are with others money.
Another government worker with that entitlement mentality.
“This occurred in the midst of the 2013 government shutdown caused by Congress’s failure to pass a spending bill.”
What horsesh!t!!!
Non-essential Federal government employees routinely get herded through the employment department shortly before a shutdown, and signed up for short-term “unemployment status” payments by the local government.
“Eventually compensated” MY A§$.
How is SH!T like this article coming out of Judicial Watch?!?
SOP4DNC
Big wow, that’s just tip money on ole Mooch’s government charge card!
Here are the real 1%ers that truly deserve our scorn and disgust
Corruption, political hiring and failure to prosecute theft and wrong doing is standard operating procedure for the cesspool at HUD.
Nothing to see here……
And the national media reports, But, but “White Privilege”, Obama could win again if he ran, the Confederate Battle Flag, deporting illegal aliens is not an American Value, transgenders in the military, and furious naked sunbathers.
I have a CC with a 5 figure limit. Do I rack up 12K of debt on it? Of course not, I can’t use other people’s money to reconcile it. Take the money out of their pensions, cancel the cards.
Heck, our county mayor here in the People’s Republic of Hawaii, Billy Kenoi, embezzled more than that using his “P-card,” and he’s still the mayor! In round numbers, he charged $120,000 of personal expenses (including $800 at some sort of female companionship/entertainment club) and eventually paid back only $90,000 of it – until it became public, at which time he corrected this “oversight” and apologized. The county council has refused to even raise the issue of his “error,” until after a state investigation is concluded. It ain’t easy living in a leftist stronghold.
Czar – exactly! I was wondering the same thing. Also, they are quoting “facts” from a report issued by the White House. Are you kidding me? Who would ever believe a word that comes out of this corrupt administration. I can’t believe this is Judicial Watch.