EdWort
Well-Known Member
Ya gotta love some Government Employees stealing from every one of us who pays taxes.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/Purchase_Cards.tt
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/Purchase_Cards.tt
ohiobrewtus said:$13,500 for dinner? Man that's some very expensive steaks!
I beleive the office manager paid for all the employees meals that night...maybe some hookers also...ohiobrewtus said:$13,500 for dinner? Man that's some very expensive steaks!
Actually, the GAO report is dated March 2008. Here's the first two paragraphs of the report.homebrewer_99 said:Yeah, that news is a little outdated, but...
In actuallity, the credit card they are talking about mostly is called an IMPACT Card that's used by offices/managers for supplies and services, not the general Federal employee credit card that most of us have for travel and meals.
I have never made an inappropriate charge on any of my cards. I said "cards" because they have been American Express, Diner's Club, and now Bank of America. I believe they are going to be changing that one also sometime soon.
Also, for the general Fed employees they are not really "stealing" because we are personally responsible for those charges...it is even attached to our personal credit file/report.
What the GAO found
Internal control weaknesses in agency purchase card programs exposed the federal government to fraud, waste, abuse, and loss of assets. When testing internal controls, GAO asked agencies to provide documentation on selected transactions to prove that the purchase of goods or services had been properly authorized and that when the good or service was delivered, an individual other than the cardholder received and signed for it. Using a statistical sample of purchase card transactions from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006, GAO estimated that nearly 41 percent of the transactions failed to meet either of these basic internal control standards. Using a second sample of transactions over $2,500, GAO found a similar failure rateagencies could not demonstrate that 48 percent of these large purchases met the standard of proper authorization, independent receipt and acceptance, or both.
Breakdowns in internal controls, including authorization and independent receipt and acceptance, resulted in numerous examples of fraudulent, improper, and abusive purchase card use. These examples included instances where cardholders used purchase cards to subscribe to Internet dating services, buy video iPods for personal use, and pay for lavish dinners that included top-shelf liquor. The table below shows some of the case studies GAO identified, including one case where a cardholder used the purchase card program to embezzle over $642,000 over a period of 6 years from the Department of Agricultures Forest Service firefighting fund. This cardholder was sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay full restitution.
That's what I said earlier...Yuri_Rage said:Ok, now that I read the portion discussing goods/services, it does sound more like IMPAC purchases vice the personal travel cards I mentioned earlier.
That's why I agreed with youhomebrewer_99 said:That's what I said earlier...
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