Charge Those Tickets to Uncle Sam, Please
By Tom Shoop | Friday, August 08, 2008 | 04:33 PM
By Tom Shoop | Friday, August 08, 2008 | 04:33 PM
Another wonderful story from the annals of government purchase card abuse: Tristin Napoleon Watson of Maricopa, Ariz., was sentenced this week to six months in federal prison for lying to investigators about using a federal purchase card to buy $2,678.95 worth of pro football tickets (and a parking pass), the Arizona Daily Star reports.
The kicker? Watson's not even a federal employee. He was found to have used a card issued to an employee at the Tucson Federal Correctional Institution to buy the tickets. Two Bureau of Prisons employees were investigated in connection with the incident, but they were cleared.
Comments
Arizona Cardinals? Clearly this man has the potential for an insanity defense.
US | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 10:45 AMI hope he at least purchased the tickets to a Cowboys game!
Ogama | Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | 05:13 PMOf course, if the individual bought Arizona Cardinals tickets, does that REALLY count as buying "professional football tickets?"
Mike Johnson | Monday, August 11, 2008 | 09:15 AMYea right, let Watson walk away with murder. What about if he uses your credit card to purchase the tickets and don't even invite you to the game!!!
Uncle Sam | Sunday, August 10, 2008 | 09:01 AMABOUT THIS BLOG
Government Executive Editor Tom Shoop takes a look at news and events affecting the federal bureaucracy, from the perspective of a longtime observer of government.
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