[DAILYCALLER] An Environmental Protection Agency employee knowingly stole more than $886,000 from the agency, according to a criminal filing from the Department of Justice.
The alleged fraud occurred in the EPA's Office of Air and Radiation under the nose of former administrator Gina McCarthy, who now heads up the entire agency.
"There appears to be corruption to the umpteenth degree," said Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter. "I think it's appalling that Administrator McCarthy and former acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe could claim that sequester is depriving the agency of important resources when in fact their own employees are stealing from the government."
EPA employee John Beale, who worked in the air office, stole $886,186 from the agency between 2000 and 2013. According to the criminal filing, Beale had stolen agency funds through salary, benefits, and certain bonuses that Beale "had not earned by providing employment services to the EPA."
"It's clear that further investigations are necessary, and at the appropriate time we'll need answers -- a whole lot of answers," Vitter added.
Vitter's criticism of the EPA saying the sequester would hamper agency functions comes just after administrator McCarthy announced that there would be fewer furlough days for employees, cancelling one planned for Aug. 30.
"The reason we're able to eliminate this mandatory furlough day is because of the savings achieved through a number of tough budget choices we have made and are continuing to make as we do our work," McCarthy said a video announcement.
Posted by: Fred ||
08/25/2013 00:00 ||
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Big deal. The EPA stole several billion dollars from the US economy through stupid and unneeded regulations.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia ||
08/25/2013 11:53 Comments ||
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Could be a bit more to this than meets the eye. The article says Mr. Beale worked for the "Office of Air and Radiation". A bit of Google work indicates someone by that name worked in the 'Office of Policy and Review' (OPAR). In any event, it would appear his duties were at a level well above clerical assistant.
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I'm surprised the Department of InJustice is prosecuting - are they jealous? Did someone higher up on the food chain get pissed that his theft leaves less for her to steal?
(Not that we're naming any names or anything....)
Posted by: Barbara ||
08/25/2013 14:59 Comments ||
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had stolen agency funds through salary,
Sounds like a "LOOK SQUIRREL" moment.
What are they hiding?
Posted by: Redneck Jim ||
08/25/2013 15:35 Comments ||
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per the article, he has been stealing for 13 years
and, even more interestingly, he did it without messing with contracts and grants
frankly, I don't understand how this is possible without assistance from other employees
Posted by: lord garth ||
08/25/2013 17:37 Comments ||
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According to the criminal filing, Beale had stolen agency funds through salary, benefits, and certain bonuses that Beale "had not earned by providing employment services to the EPA."
I agree with Redneck Jim and lord garth. This is a very queer accusation, since the man couldn't have accomplished that without the connivance of at least the two immediate managers above him plus someone in human resources.
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Posted by: Fred ||
08/25/2013 13:03 ||
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I don't want to be ruled at all. I want to be represented.
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Now, be fair. Thanks to considerable progress in the intervening 90 years its now men and women of extraordinary ignorance. Especially of basic economics.
Lets not only be fair. Lets be honest. Were it not for the economic illiteracy of the voting public these people would not have been elected in the first place.
It is only our own inept perception of economic principles that allows us to embrace the malignant socialistic concept that social equality is somehow the only means for achieving economic prosperity.
It is always easy to blame the politicians. But to be fair and honest, we have met the economically ignorant and it is us.
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[DAILYCALLER] An Environmental Protection Agency employee knowingly stole more than $886,000 from the agency, according to a criminal filing from the Department of Justice.
