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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Report Accuses General of Lavish Travel, Spending

The four-star general who headed U.S. Africa Command used military vehicles to shuttle his wife on shopping trips and to a spa and billed the government for a refueling stop overnight in Bermuda, where the couple stayed in a $750 suite, a Defense Department investigation has found.

A 99-page report alleges excessive unauthorized spending and travel costs for Gen. William "Kip" Ward, including lengthy stays at lavish hotels for Ward, his wife and his staff members, and the use of five-vehicle motorcades when he traveled to Washington.

It also said that Ward and his wife, Joyce, accepted dinner and Broadway show tickets from a government contractor during a trip on which he went backstage to meet actor Denzel Washington and they and several staff members spent two nights at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rank has its privileges.

Anonymous said...

Follow the leader.

Anonymous said...

He is simply emulating obama.

Anonymous said...

He doesn't get treated differently....this isn't that New Black Panther favortism is it?

Anonymous said...

When you work for an entity that has no concept of margins or markup what would you expect ?

Anonymous said...

Great GSA management potential!

Anonymous said...

Are you sure we don't owe him the perks?

Anonymous said...

he was just praticing for when he gets to the white house .he wanted to spend like the politicians.

Anonymous said...

Michele Obama's brother.

Anonymous said...

Thought he was a member of the teachers' union in Wicomico County!

Anonymous said...

Can you say DIShonorable discharge, Jail time, for stealing from the American people!!!

Anonymous said...

, Jail time, for stealing from the American people!!!

August 19, 2012 1:34 PM

Heck, we could get rid of most of congress and other government workers if that were the case.

Anonymous said...

Look at his picture. It will all be blamed on racism. On second thought, the left may not defend him because he is a military man.