April 15th, 2008
The Daily Oink: Ocean Views And Jacuzzi Suites Edition
Posted by
Rob Port in
Pork Barrel
Here’s your daily dose of government waste news:
- Officials plead guilty to public-corruption and conspiracy charges for taking bribes to steer federal funds to politically connected defense contractors
- Former director of Smithsonian center charged taxpayers for salon, spa and gift shop purchases and stays at five-star hotels with ocean views and Jacuzzi suites
- Massachusetts seaside communities battle each other for federal funds for beach sand
- Whistleblower repeatedly warned not to look into troubled agency’s budget by officials who used federal funds to pay themselves huge salaries and bonuses
