It is not my political incorrectness that is the problem:
"Special ed director said to siphon $10m; State alleges unwarranted pay, perks at regional agency" June 22, 2011|By Michael Rezendes, Globe Staff
The former director of the Merrimack Special Education Collaborative is facing allegations that he fleeced the publicly funded organization, set up to provide education services to special needs children, of more than $10 million while paying himself, a former girlfriend, and a handful of top staff extravagant salaries and bonuses.
In letters mailed Monday, Gregory W. Sullivan, the state’s inspector general, said that John B. Barranco also racked up more than $50,000 in personal expenses on a credit card issued by a related nonprofit organization, including tickets to the Kentucky Derby, improvements to vacation homes in New Hampshire and Florida, Christmas gifts for a daughter, luxury clothes, and nearly $16,000 in gasoline, purchased from 2003 through 2010.
“This is one of the most outrageous abuses this office has ever seen,’’ Sullivan told the Globe. “Both of these entities were created to help educate children with special needs. Instead, top officials have been helping themselves to high salaries, inflated pensions, lavish parties, and personal expenses, all on the taxpayer’s dime.’’
Oh, he was behaving like a politician?
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Also see: Auditor investigating alleged spending abuses at education group
