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DISD cancels credit card program - Dallas, Tx
The Dallas Mornig News ^ | 7-11-06 | KENT FISCHER and TAWNELL D. HOBBS

Posted on 07/11/2006 10:48:40 AM PDT by The Lumster

Dallas school superintendent Michael Hinojosa terminated the DISD’s credit card program Tuesday, and said that employees who abused their cards will be forced to repay the district and will face criminal prosecution.

Dr. Hinojosa also said that he expects to suspend “more than a handful” of employees for their credit card use when they return to work next week. District offices have been closed since July 3.........

The action comes in response to a Dallas Morning News investigation into district credit card spending. Using district records, The News examined more than 155,000 credit card transactions over two years and found more than $6 million in purchases that either violated state procurement laws or district policy.

The News also found hundreds of purchases that seemed to have little to do with educating children, such as the purchase of iPods, lawn ornaments, gift cards and a subscription to an online dating service.

There were more than 1,200 district MasterCards in circulation, and their users charge, on average, $20 million a year.

(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: corruption; government; schools; taxes; waist; waste
1,200 district credit cards racking up $20 million per YEAR to the taxpayers with absolutely ZERO oversight.No receipts were required.

No bureaucrat left behind!

Remember this the next time the lib's cry for more school funding. It's for the children!!!!! (and the high salaried administrators)

1 posted on 07/11/2006 10:48:41 AM PDT by The Lumster
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To: The Lumster

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2 posted on 07/11/2006 10:50:43 AM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: The Lumster
Any bureaucrat who hands out government-backed credit cards to public employees on a wholesale basis should go directly to prison without passing "GO."
3 posted on 07/11/2006 10:57:09 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
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To: Admin Moderator

Sorry - my mistake


4 posted on 07/11/2006 10:57:34 AM PDT by The Lumster (USA - where the innocent have nothing to fear!)
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To: The Lumster
and a subscription to an online dating service

At least it's a step up from the teachers dating the kids ...

5 posted on 07/11/2006 11:12:10 AM PDT by bobhoskins
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All this time I thought the poor teachers were buying school supplies out of their meager wages.
6 posted on 07/11/2006 11:30:47 AM PDT by Mark was here (How can they be called "Homeless" if their home is a field?.)
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To: The Lumster

If school districts did their jobs, we could educate the same number of kids for 1/10th the cost of what they spend now.


7 posted on 07/11/2006 11:32:05 AM PDT by dfwgator
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I we just paid them more money, they wouldn't have to steal. /sarc


8 posted on 07/11/2006 12:18:41 PM PDT by showme_the_Glory (No more rhyming, and I mean it! ..Anybody want a peanut.....)
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