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Friday, May 29, 2015

DOD Casinos and Stippers OK, Marine WIth Bible Verse Court Martialed?

It seems folks are really upset over the report about our tax dollars being spent by the Department of Defense on stippers and gambling. The kicker is that they could have spent more but the charges were declined. A Marine got kicked out over a bible verse on her computer. Bet these guys got promotions!
U.S. military charge cards used at strip clubs and casinos thousands of times
The Washington Post
By Dan Lamothe
May 20, 2015
The charges examined included 4,437 made in casinos and 900 made in adult entertainment venues, the IG found. The Army had the most adult-entertainment charges flagged by the watchdog, followed by the Air Force.

U.S. troops and Defense Department employees improperly used their government charge cards to spend more than $1 million in casinos and strip clubs in one year, according to a new report released Monday by the top Pentagon watchdog.

The Defense Department Inspector General found that in the 12 months ending June 30, 2014, $952,258 was improperly spent using government charge cards in casinos and $96,576 was spent in “adult entertainment establishments.” The numbers would have been even higher, the watchdog found, but some credit-card transactions were declined.
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