[JUDICIALWATCH.ORG] Last week one of the officials at the center of the scandal finally got charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which seems to be dragging its feet in seeking accountability. His name is Jeff Neely and he's a former GSA senior executive accused of submitting fraudulent reimbursement claims and making false statements. Specifically, the feds accuse Neely of seeking reimbursement for personal travel and expenses incurred in Las Vegas, Long Beach, California, Guam and Saipan, by submitting false and fraudulent claims to the government.
As the regional commissioner and acting regional administrator for the GSA's Public Buildings Service in the Pacific Rim region, Neely wielded quite a bit of power. He was essentially responsible for overseeing government properties in a crucial region that includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and outlying territories. He faces up to five years in jail and fines of a quarter of a million dollars for each charge. It's unlikely that he would have been busted if the Las Vegas conference had not received so much attention. In fact, the DOJ essentially admits this in its announcement of his indictment, writing that "Neely came under scrutiny as the top official overseeing an annual GSA conference in 2010."
Judicial Watch has investigated the GSA and uncovered damaging information exposing the agency's extravagances on taxpayer dime. In fact, last year JW obtained more than half-dozen shocking videos showing senior GSA officials and staff participating in costumed playacting and parodies during work hours. JW had to go to court to get the videos, which feature highly-paid GSA officials leading employees on "Rocky"-themed jogs through agency corridors, parodies of the Godfather, Jeopardy, Mission Impossible and Sherlock Holmes. One tape shows GSA employees drinking and partying while a director tries to conduct a meeting. The director ends up joining the employee in a dance routine.
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It's unlikely that he would have been busted if the Las Vegas conference had not received so much attention.
....we were not so close to an important election.
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What does submitting fraudulent GovTrip vouchers have to do with the Las Vegas Conf. scandal????
Grounds for dismissal, yes, but a little off topic .
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The social(ist) engineers don't understand the hunting group. You look out for each others back. It's how you survive. Positions are earned and acknowledged. When some Swiftian yahoo comes in who lacks the assent of the governed group, the group doesn't bother to watch the newbie's back. If they become dangerous to the group survival, the old term 'fragged' comes to mind.
Or How to Feel some Sympathy for Pakistain
[FREEBEACON] Deadly, irrational, and determined, the intruder snuck across a weakened perimeter. Eluding capture, the intruder was detained only after missteps and close calls. The spin began soon after the threat was isolated. Information was selectively leaked. Half-truths and untruths were uttered. Responsibility was avoided; privileges and credentials asserted; authority reasserted. Trust us. Remain calm. Don’t panic.
This is the template of recent events. A mental case jumps the White House fence. He makes it to the East Room before he’s tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent. Initial statements turn out to be misleading or false. We discover that lapses in security are much worse than previously understood, that in recent memory the White House was sprayed with bullets, and that an armed man with a criminal record rode in an elevator with the president. The official in charge of the Secret Service, promoted for reasons of affirmative action, resigns hours after the White House expresses its confidence in her abilities. The overriding impression is of disarray, confusion, bad management, failed communication, anomie, disillusion, corruption, and secrecy. But do not worry. Things are under control.
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10/03/2014 13:25 ||
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Still waiting for the other shoe to drop--probably about a size 18 or greater.
Could be a terrorist coming across the southern border. Could be an ebola epidemic in the U.S. Might be the enterovirus EV-D68 hitting children across the country. Probably will be found to be linked to Obama's Executive Order that allowed Central American kids to flood across our border and be flown to various parts of the U.S. Could be any number of other things.
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