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Monday, December 01, 2014

NYC Officials Misspent Nearly $200 Million Of Sandy Relief Funds

A recent government audit has found that New York City officials misspent $183 million in Hurricane Sandy relief funds, using the money to cover salaries and fringe benefits for hospital employees — some of whom weren’t even working.

The funds, dispersed as part of a $4.2 billion disaster relief package passed in 2013, were given to the city-run nonprofit Health and Hospitals Corporation. In its own words, HHC operates the “public safetynet healthcare system of New York City.”

The audit, conducted by the Housing and Urban Development Department’s Office of the Inspector General, found that HHC spent the money on ineligible “salary, fringe benefits, and utility expenses incurred by Bellevue and Coney Island Hospitals,” both of which closed for significant periods of time after the storm.

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1 comment:

lmclain said...

SO, who is going to jail?
Steal a CD from Wal-Mart and 4 cops show up to handcuff you, cart you off to jail (God help you if you make a mad dash to escape --- the police will spend thousands, deploy dogs, helicopters, and multiple units to make sure you don't escape), and post your picture for the world to see.
Let the government (you know, the ones who SERVE???) steal 200 MILLION and not a thing is done.
THAT'S how we get to where we are with "respect for the law".
Put some of these thieving scoundrels in prison.
Remember the "perp walk"?