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Clintons personally paid DoS staffer Pagliano to maintain server
[WAPO] Pagliano had served as the IT director of Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign and then worked for her political action committee. The Clintons paid Pagliano $5,000 for "computer services" prior to his joining the State Department, according to a financial disclosure form he filed in April 2009. But even after arriving at State in May 2009, Pagliano continued to be paid by the Clintons to maintain the server, which was in their Chappaqua, N.Y., home, according to the campaign official and another person familiar with the arrangement. That person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter is under investigation. The private pay arrangement has not previously been reported. The State Department has declined to answer questions about whether the private system was widely known within the agency or officially approved. My guess is that it was neither 'widely known' or 'approved' but that's just a guess. Asked in early August about whether Pagliano had been paid privately to maintain the server, a State Department official said that the agency had "found no evidence that he ever informed the department that he had outside income." This week, a different State Department official said he could not clarify Pagliano's pay situation, citing "ongoing reviews and investigations" of Clinton's e-mail setup. Pagliano did not list the outside income in the required personal financial disclosures he filed each year. The State Department has said Pagliano concluded his full-time service in February 2013, which coincides with Clinton's departure as secretary. He remains a State Department contractor doing work on "mobile and remote computing functions," according to a State Department spokesman. Did Pagliano then compensate Platte River Networks for their services? Did Pagliano report his 'outside' income to the IRS? Was he a 1099 employee? Were other types of special.......... 'contingency funds' used as payment? Any comments from the DoS IG? Did I mention 'special contingency funding?' Inquiring minds, etc. Pagliano was paid in excess of $140k per year/GS-15. Nice work if you can get it. Posted by: Besoeker 2015-09-05 |
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