American innovators being stifled by the Environmental Protection Agency have long had reason to criticize the bureaucrats responsible for implementing draconian regulations. The results of a recent investigation by the Inspector General, however, reveal a trend that should infuriate every American taxpayer. The report indicates 10 EPA officials took home a combined total of nearly $500,000 in unauthorized bonuses since 2009. While the bonuses were in some instances initially approved as a means to entice the employees to stay with the agency, the IG investigation found the checks kept coming in subsequent years. One employee approved for a one-time retention bonus continued to receive a total of more than $77,000 in additional unauthorized income over the span of five years. The report further found that supplemental pay should have been suspended for another agent upon promotion to a new position. Instead, the employee reportedly brought home about $105,000 in unapproved bonuses over the past four years. This investigation highlights the apparent ease with which officials can bilk the federal government – and ultimately, all taxpayers – out of money they neither earned nor deserved. It also indicates how former senior EPA official John Beale was able to abscond with nearly $900,000 in bonuses and expenses during his time in the agency. Read more at westernjournalism/epa-fraud-wont-believe-investigators-revealed-bonus-checks/#USkTTg5OwTDM7XEu.99
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 13:24:37 +0000
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