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GSA Scandal Worsens

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    FBN's Liz MacDonald breaks down details of GSA's extravagant spending.

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-- claimants so we'll have that but right now -- this GSA conference scandal that we talked about a minute ago taxpayers footing.

A company agencies 820000.

Dollar lost.

Vegas conference crazy stuff.

We have some breaking news on it now is Fox Business -- exclusively learned.

GOP congressman probing the scandal uncovered evidence top ranking official fraudulently over billed taxpayers for -- personal hotels day.

Does this -- It's a big -- -- not only know about the expenses there are.

-- more than 820000.

Charged at taxpayers' expense at this lavish resort now details are coming out in advance of hearings next week in congress.

That at top -- -- say official.

Basically charged a big taxpayer about a thousand dollars and pocketed that money when the government rate for the hotel with 93 dollars and hotel -- it was ninety bucks to pocket the difference.

Money also spent on taxpayers -- thanks to be shuttle buses to the biggest stripped.

And we also have a whistle blower transcript of a whistle blower.

Who thought that these problems were big and and and problematic and talk to the government about it.

-- -- -- workers are trying to bring this stuff up at the board of directors meeting but she probably gets glossed like -- -- When she mentioned that conferences and extravagance is in the hotel suites also noted that this is not a one time thing we're certain people got -- very extravagant and accommodations so.

This story is getting wider and works.

The guys that and Liz there aren't there is going to be on probes and to this hearings and to this it again we should point out that the General Services Administration is charged with essentially.

Helping operate.

The government agency -- government agencies and keeping spending in check.

Yes I think that's exactly right and in -- -- administration.

Administrators saying look you know this is very embarrassing.

This violates all sorts of codes of conduct at the GSA and that they're going to be looking into it and also violates the trust in the comp.

And and that the US tax -- are right list exclusive reporting good stuff is all yours 44 dollar breakfast -- person so.

But that's that's a good story -- I mean not a good way obviously the crazy stuff crazy -- toy.

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