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Friday, May 04, 2012

$2.6 Billion Transportation Audit Finds No Problems; BPW Heaps Praise On Departing Secretary

Many audits of state agencies find wasted dollars, poor accounting controls, lax purchasing measures and even occasional fraud; so it’s worth pointing out that legislative auditors reviewing $2.6 billion of spending that went through the transportation secretary’s office found absolutely nothing. The good news comes as Transportation Secretary Beverley Swaim-Staley announced she’s leaving the post July 1, after almost three years in the job.

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1 comment:

lmclain said...

I'm calling BS on that. 2.6 BILLION dollars in contracted work, some arranged by politicians as payback for bribes, some done by politicians who bought land in the way of the projects (years in advance), some done by the relatives of politicians, and they found NOTHING? Nothing? REALLY? Was the auditing firm owned by the Governor's brother's sister's son? More lies. And in Maryland? Rated as one of the more corrupt states in the USA? Lies, lies, lies.