OK. So I thought Pentagon employees were relatively smart. How in the HELL do they not catch this sooner. I mean, you would think their computer databases would flag a million dollar shipping charge...lol.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/ajkoyhuchw0m;_ylt=Ar1u9ALeMHkc4hq4kwYwyPwDW7oF
2007-08-16 08:46:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Silly-I know they caught it NOW. Lol. It's about damn time!!
2007-08-16 09:31:34 · update #1
Because taxpayer's money is often seen as "funny money," that it is a fountain that will never run dry. If those that signed off on such fraud would be held financially responsible for any fallout, you would see much more meticulous research on where the money is going and the legitimacy of the contracts.
2007-08-16 08:51:41 · answer #1 · answered by Zombie Birdhouse 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The company was crooked, and the US government has deep pockets.
It went unnoticed, unless the money was secretly meant to go elsewhere.
2007-08-16 15:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They did or you wouldn't be hearing about it. Though to be fair they were civilians doing the orders so it took a while.
2007-08-16 16:21:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
catch it? hell, it was most likely intended.
like the 8 billion (probably more) unaccounted for in iraq. the american taxpayer is being embezzled like never before. will anyone be held accountable for it? don't count on it.
2007-08-16 15:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by spillmind 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is just a small amount of how much money the US government loses. It's sick.
2007-08-16 15:53:34 · answer #5 · answered by hardcoco 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I bet the Commander-in-Chief will deny its his responsibility even though he has so steadfastly proclaimed that he's the "Decider".
2007-08-16 15:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You thought wrong. That's what happens when no one is in charge.
2007-08-16 15:49:25 · answer #7 · answered by RC 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dumb no, greedy yes.
2007-08-16 16:22:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a government bureaucracy and it's nothing new
2007-08-16 16:49:40 · answer #9 · answered by John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how, but they sure are.
2007-08-16 17:21:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋