Saturday, April 23, 2011

Government theft

Paul Violette, former chief executive of the Maine Turnpike and an IBTTA president, now seems certain to face criminal charges, and could well be headed for jail. Investigators said yesterday at a hearing of the Legislature's Oversight Committee that only $15k of $200k of giftcards under Violette's control 2005 to 2009 were legitimately used for gifts, and they believe he used many of the remainder for his personal benefit on purchases unconnected with his job.Toll Road News

Government transportation is riddled with corruption, one of the reasons we are automating it.

1 comment:

Mark @ Israel said...

What Paul Violette has done is clearly corruption and he should pay for the crime. The government should ensure that none of this thing will happen again. And if it is still being done by others, then it should be uncovered as soon as possible.