Posted on 05/05/2007 6:30:46 AM PDT by rellimpank
The amount Department of Revenue supervisor Michelle Cawthra allegedly stole from state coffers is now up to $10 million, double the initial estimate, lawmakers learned Friday.
Cawthra's supervisor, Janet Swaney, was placed on administrative leave Friday as the investigation continued into how such a large amount could have been diverted without anyone noticing.
The new dollar amount was revealed by Roxy Huber, executive director of the Department of Revenue, during testimony before the Joint Budget Committee on Friday.
"We have been questioned by a number of people: "How could this have happened?" Sen. Abel Tapia, D-Pueblo, committee chairman, said at the start of Friday's session. "What steps are in place so that this doesn't happen again?"
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You have to wonder how dim this gal was...to move such a huge sum of money and think she’d get away with it. If this had been $30k...it wouldn’t have been missed. She has to be a whack-job and no competency whatsoever...and then you have to wonder how she ever got the job?
Note that they also arrested this Andrew Holliday, AND THEN found out they had NO evidence against him.
Wouldn’t it have been a good idea to have checked that out FIRST!
Uh oh, looks like she’s going to have to spend some time with Uncle Mike! (Uncle Mike is a prison guard).
—yep—I never cease to be amazed at some of these embezzlements. Where do you put ten million dollars?
I would be willing to try and find places.
Good luck. Because of the drug war, doing anything with more than ten thousand dollars raises red flags all over the banking world. And paying cash for things over that amount does the same.
I had to wait over a week to clear a check from my inheritance because of that.
All to stop people from getting high...
“when the DEA guys saw what business we were in they said thanks and left.’
You prove my point. The DEA was all over you before they weren’t.
I have in my personal life moved large amounts of cash around on many occasions. Never had an issue. I pay cash for all my cars at dealers and never even had a question. I mostly think they are happier with cash no waiting or liability of a check going south.
Michelle, Janet and Roxy. Now there’s a three-ball combination for you.
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