Who are the biggest welfare cheats?
Pentagon Paid $998,798 to Ship Two 19-Cent Washers Tony Capaccio
Thu Aug 16, 12:52 PM ET
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) — A small South Carolina parts supplier collected about $20.5 million over six years from the Pentagon for fraudulent shipping costs, including $998,798 for sending two 19-cent washers to a Texas base, U.S. officials said.
The company also billed and was paid $455,009 to ship three machine screws costing $1.31 each to Marines in Habbaniyah, Iraq, and $293,451 to ship an 89-cent split washer to Patrick Air Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Pentagon records show.
The owners of C&D Distributors in Lexington, South Carolina — twin sisters — exploited a flaw in an automated Defense Department purchasing system: bills for shipping to combat areas or U.S. bases that were labeled “priority” were usually paid automatically, said Cynthia Stroot, a Pentagon investigator.
Business, corporate welfare frauds!
Corporate welfare frauds are the worst, it is in the billions. Our current deficit is partly caused by Bush’s corporate welfare to the oil companies and Halliburton, KBR, Carlyle Group, and the Bechtel Corp.
Having corporate tax breaks while 2 wars are going on is insane to boot.