WASHINGTON — Workers at the Department of Defense charged nearly $1 million on their government credit cards at casinos and adult-entertainment establishments last year, the Pentagon says.
The report by the Pentagon’s inspector general says that employees used their government cards at such places as the Maryland Live! casino, Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club and the Sapphire Gentlemen’s Club, even when records showed that they wouldn’t be traveling, The Baltimore Sun reports. One employee made cash withdrawals at casino ATMs for more than two years before he was suspended
Taxpayers aren’t ultimately on the hook for the charges, but using the cards for these purposes is against department rules. The report has some seemingly common-sense recommendations for curbing such abuse, including keeping track of where and whether workers are traveling.
