WITH $1.1M FROM AIR FORCE CREDIT CARD, MAN BOUGHT PIANO, HARLEY-DAVIDSON

CoffeeOrDie.com ^ | Nov 30, 2021 | Dustin Jones

[FryingPan101]

While arranging travel for senior Air Force officials, a Maryland man bought a baby grand piano, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and pricey family vacations — all paid for with cash advances from a government credit card.

Eddie Ray Johnson Jr., 60, of Brandywine, Maryland, was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison Monday, Nov. 29, after pleading guilty to charges of theft of government property that totaled at least $1,157,540.69 — the amount he was also ordered to repay.

Johnson spent 15 years working for the Air Force as a civilian, most recently as a travel coordinator in the secretary of the Air Force’s Office of Legislative Liaison where he planned congressional travel and approved accounting packages, according to the Department of Justice. That position allowed him to pocket more than $1.1 million in cash advances from a government-issued credit card between 2014 and 2017.

[Svartalfiar]

Mkay. Yea, ours is somewhat separate - the GTC is run by Citibank, and the reimbursement isn’t really a reimbursement - it’s an allowance for the $$ amount you’re entitled to. So a 200-mi 4-day trip, you’d get 3 nights hotels at the gov hotel rate(up to actual cost, and it’s already known since DTS usually books it), 400 mileage, two days full per diem, and two days travel per diem. Flat amount just given to everyone on such a trip.