The stewards of other people’s money continue to disappoint.
While 70% of the $6.4 billion charged on 2.3 million government cards that year was found to be appropriate, 12% was inadvertently spent on the wrong things, such as alcohol or in Google’s online store for games, smartphone applications and video streaming services. Inspectors also found cards used on federal holidays and during major sporting events when employees were unlikely to have work expenses. About 2% of spending was considering abuse and less than 1% fraud, according to the report. That’s down from a decade ago, when the inspector general found about $1 million had been charged to government cards at casinos and adult entertainment venues.The most egregious case highlighted by the IG was an Air Force airman who withdrew more than $10,500 from two Maryland casinos between April and August 2023. The airman tried the card nine more times totaling $3,500, but those transactions were rejected because the card had reached its spending limit.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/pete-hegseth-is-unfit-to-lead-the-pentagon/
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