IRS Worker Used Federal Plastic For Amazon Buys [she did this for four years without punishment]

The Smoking Gun ^ | May 21, 2013

[grundle]

Entrusted with a government credit card, an Internal Revenue Service worker allegedly used the plastic for a years-long Amazon.com shopping spree that netted her hundreds of items, including a chocolate fondue fountain; Bollywood movies; Pampers; Harlequin romance novels; Omaha Steaks; Apple Bottoms skinny jeans; mango body wash; and a Ginsu knife set.

According to a court filing, Oseni was given a Citibank MasterCard for the “purchase of office supplies for her business unit.”

However, a probe by the Treasury Department’s inspector general determined that Oseni has made scores of unauthorized purchases since being provided the IRS credit card in mid-2009. Oseni “provided altered receipts to approving officials at the IRS to cover-up the unauthorized purchases,” prosecutors charge.

ome of Oseni’s more distinctive buys included:

* “2 Plus Size Trench Coats”

* “Hello Kitty Cosmetic Set and Dream Diary Kit”

* “MAC Haughty & Naughty Lash Mascara”

* “Nostalgia Electrics RSM-702 Retro Series Snow Cone Maker”

* “3lb Party Candy and Toy Pinata”

* “Lansinoh Lanolin Nursing Cream”

* “4 pairs of Leveret Children Pajamas (Choo Choo, Dreamboat, Tiger, Monkey)”

Oseni, who is free on a personal recognizance bond, faces a maximum of ten years in prison if convicted on the embezzlement count. She is scheduled for a June 12 hearing at the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland.

[lesko]

Come on - lighten up. She was only ‘self medicating’.

[The Antiyuppie]

“Usually government “workers” are given “further training” after promising not to do it again. She should be fired, imprisoned then deported...and maybe waterboarded.”

It was a training issue. Obviously, more training is needed. There’s a seminar in Maui coming up...

[Doomonyou]

Apple Bottoms skinny jeans;

“2 Plus Size Trench Coats”

Hold the Pics!

[Fester Chugabrew]

This is how government helps private sector economy.

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

The best man for the job is a woman?

Susan Rice, Hillary Clinton, Janet Napolitano, Sarah Ingram, Lois Lerner, Valerie Jarrett, Victoria Nuland, Charlene Lamb, Kathleen Sebelius..

Keep'em comin' Girls!

Girl Power!!!.. or is that 'Abuse of Power?'

[mountainlion]

Heard of a girl that used her government credit card to make a down payment for a Corvette, Got rear ended in an accident and became 100% disabled and on disability.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Undoubtedly a union member who voted for Obozo.

[Red_Devil 232]

She probably could not fit in those jeans. That is why she did not buy any! Although she may have tried to put a pair on at one time and like MO RUINED THEM!

[Menehune56]

There seem to be a number of people with that name and they mainly live in Nigeria, so maybe the name is not that unusual. Didn’t see anyone listed in the US.

[Charles Martel]

That may not be the same woman - the FB page shows her current location as Lagos, Nigeria.

[GreenHornet]

I’ve audited these types of card programs before. The government has two main types of cards, travel and purchase. The travel card is like a credit card, where you get the bill and are responsible to pay it each time you charge. You get reimbursed through a voucher for your travel expenses, but you still have to pay it. The purchase card is automatically paid to the issuer of the card. The cardholder and an approving official (which is not supposed to be the direct supervisor to prevent collusion) are supposed to sign off on the purchases as legitimate. The data in the system they used should have identified the vendor, and all of those purchases should have been a red flag to any reviewer, based upon the companies she bought them from. No excuses.

Absolutely correct. I am a retired DoD employee who was issued a charge card to be used for official travel related expenses only. Every month, my organization received a detailed report from Bank of America showing who used their card during the previous month, what was purchased, where, when, etc. Despite the fact that there is a audit trail every step of the way, and a 100% chance you would get caught, we've had a number of people over the years who abused the use of the card, and were either disciplined or fired (don't know if any were prosecuted.) What got me was how incredulous some of these people were when confronted about their misuse of the government issued travel card. In my opinion, a big part is the "entitlement" mentality - "but you gave it to me! I should be able to use it for whatever I want!" Amazing.

[Secret Agent Man]

she married a indian guy. go to altavista and under images, put her name, you’ll see she is black.

[steve86]

go to altavista and under images, put her name, you’ll see she is black.

OK, if it shows her either sitting in an IRS cubicle or appearing at a federal court hearing, I might believe it's the same person.

[Chode]

she'll never do a day of time, feh...

[vetvetdoug]

Obama voter. The recent Pigford Settlement has embolden them.

[maggief]

Alrighty then ...

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/oseni-yetunde-a/34/183/571

Oseni Yetunde A

Managenty and Program Analust at Internal Revenue Service

[vladimir998]

May not be the same woman, but you can pretty safely determine the background of the person in question because the name is rare.

[rottndog]

“Yetunde Oseni”:
“Wen ur bf is arguing or whining, interrupt em wit a passionate kiss u will succeed in turning pain to pleasure”

Yep...one of Obama’s people.

[Atomic Vomit]

“O ALLAH, IF I HURT OTHERS, GIVE ME THE
STRENGTH TO APOLOGIZE
IF PEOPLE HURT ME, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO
FORGIVE “AMEEN”

Yetunde Oseni is a muslim. Go figure.

Mrs. AV

[wally_bert]

An engineer was just fired for somehow scamming the system and selling company property he ordered. He was apparently caught by someone seeing his eBay page and recognizing a car he was selling.

Engineers don’t last long around there as of late. Lost him and one other a couple months back. I guess their slots will open soon.