Bloomberg: Pentagon Credit Cards Used at Adult Clubs
Defense Department credit cards were used to charge personal expenses at casinos and “adult entertainment establishments” including a Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club and the Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club in Las Vegas, according to the Pentagon’s inspector general.
An audit found that military and civilian personnel used the cards, intended for authorized government travel, to charge $952,258 at casinos and $96,576 at adult clubs in the year that ended on June 30, 2014.
Taxpayers didn’t have to pay for excursions to strip clubs and casinos because the 1.6 million holders of Pentagon travel cards must pay monthly bills themselves while seeking reimbursement for authorized expenses such as hotels and meals, according to the Defense Department. But the inspector general said the charges underscored a failure to enforce a 2012 law requiring oversight of travel cards to prevent fraud and misuse.
WNU Editor: If I used my government issued credit card (Soviet and later Russian FO issued cards) in this manner .... I would be fired and looking at 10 years in jail (minimum). In the U.S. .... the punishment appears to be early retirement from government service. Sighhh .... I was born in the wrong country.
More News On Pentagon Credit Cards Being Used For Gambling And Adult Entertainment
Pentagon credit cards used for gambling, escorts -- Politico
Report: Pentagon credit cards used for gambling, adult services -- CNN
Pentagon employees used gov't credit cards for gambling, escorts, audit finds -- FOX News
Escort and Las Vegas casino receipts found on scores of Pentagon credit cards used by officers 'trying to hide charges from their wives' -- Daily Mail
Audit Finds Pentagon Credit Cards Used at Casinos and Adult Entertainment Totaling $1 Million -- ABC News
Pentagon employees reportedly used government credit cards to pay for gambling and escort services -- Business Insider
Pentagon staff racked up $1m bill for strippers and gambling in Las Vegas and Atlantic City -- IBTimes
1 comment:
I got to audit credit card accounts and gather evidence for proceedings punishment or separation.
Sure there is fraud. But it is also caught and prosecuted.
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