Top GSA official returns after opulent Vegas conference (leeches $146K salary, $1,100 BONUS)

David Foley, deputy commissioner of the GSA's Public Buildings Service, has returned to the agency after being placed on administrative leave. Officials made no public announcement about his return. He was placed on leave in April, the same month he apologized to Congress for remarks he made in a video where he joked about the GSA's lavish spending.

Foley was one of the speakers at the taxpayer-funded GSA $823,000 conference in Las Vegas that came under sharp congressional scrutiny. An audit uncovered wasteful spending on a talent show, open bar, red carpet party, and lavish gifts. GSA personnel spent wasted more tax dollars on several pre-planning trips to Vegas.

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GSA official Jeff Neely photos posted on Google Plus by his wife Deborah enjoying Wine and Soak in Spa Tub at posh Hotel During one of several tax-paid "Pre-Conference" Meetings. Apr 16, 2012. The eight pre-conference trips alone cost the government $130,000, according to the GSA investigation. Neely also traveled to several other luxury resorts and to Hawaii. About 115 expensive IPads bought for the prizes were missing---one was traced to Neeley's daughter who apparently does not even work for the GSA. Inspector General Brian Miller has referred his case to the Justice Department for possible criminal investigation.

One of the hundreds of snapshots posted on an internal GSA website of the $823,000, four-day affair in Las Vegas in 2010.

Had to look a bit, but was able to find this gem that didn't show up in the link:

GOP senators slam federal judges’ plan for retreat at Maui resort

"Two senior Republican senators want to know why a group of federal judges and court employees plan to hold a convention this summer at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, an oceanfront hotel where the website invites prospective guests to “frolic,” “pamper” and “play.”

Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama said the conference for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco could ultimately cost taxpayers more than $1 million."

Nice find——they were so practiced at the govt fraud, you know they did this before-—over and over.

Probably there is an internal Govt Fraud Network with all of ‘em colluding in ways to bilk the taxpayers.

Martha Johnson was forced to resign as GSA chief-—she had millions of tax dollars just laying around-—so she spent an incredible $820,000 for the conference. Among the expenditures she okayed: $31,000 for a “networking reception,” $146,000 for catered food and drinks, as well as $130,000 in expenses to “scout” the conference’s hotel location.

Apparently, Johnson’
s advance team had to travel to Vegas six times to get a handle on where best to discuss GSA business and eat $4 a piece shrimp at a “cocktail party.”

Cheese trays at that party cost $19 per person, and the sushi station was another $7,000. And just in case the federal employees were hungry the next morning, breakfast was $44 per person.

One fired official “knew nothing.” He testified to Congress that he didn’t know taxpayers would be billed $1,960 for a party in his luxury suite at the posh Las Vegas resort.

Robert Peck said he had paid for some food out of his own pocket and was “surprised” when additional food arrived - eventually paid for by taxpayers. “Know Nothing Peck” ended up handing out at least one $9000 bonus (that we know of) to one of the fraudsters....”for services rendered.”

Hundreds of thousands of tax dollars were spent for prizes——including the purchase of 115 IPads that are now missing-—one of them traced to the daughter of Hot Tubber Neely (above.)

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