By Jim Scarantino on December 7, 2012
EBT cards intended to help needy families have bought vacation cruises out of Miami and illegal drugs in Spokane, Washington. They’ve been used to gain entrance to Graceland, Disneyland, and Universal Studios, and many far less family-friendly establishments.
In Boston, a jailed heroin dealer instructed a friend to tap EBT cash for bail money.
An unlicensed tattoo artist in Minnesota accepts [...]
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By Jim Scarantino on December 3, 2012
A “culture of complacency” prevailed inside the New Mexico Finance Authoritt, the New Mexico Securities Division concluded in its in-depth report on the controversy surrounding the agency’s forged 2011 audit. Internal controls inside the New Mexico Finance Authority began breaking down almost a year before the agency announced publicly that its 2011 audit had been forged. [...]
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By Jim Scarantino on December 2, 2012
The University of New Mexico pays salaries greater than $100,000 to 1,120 people. The highest paid person on UNM’s payroll is Paul Roth, the Health Sciences Dean, who pulls down $518,640. James Harrington, an assistant professor of neurosurgery, makes$450,000. David Harris, the Executive Vice President of the University, is paid $293,500 Robert Debesse, an assistant [...]
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By Jim Scarantino on November 28, 2012
Booze, blackjack, butts and babes.
New Mexico welfare funds turned up in surprising places in a two month period of EBT card transactions examined by New Mexico Watchdog.
The money is supposed to be used for life’s essentials to help needy New Mexico families with children. A prior report showed transactions on New Mexico-issued EBT cards in [...]
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By Jim Scarantino on November 24, 2012
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King’s office says it found insufficient evidence to prosecute any criminal charge against Rep. Ray Begaye arising out of his claims for travel expenses. But a New Mexico Watchdog review of the AG’s file found documentation of repeated instances where Begaye submitted false vouchers seeking payment of travel expenses he [...]
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