The US military paid $285 billion over three years to hundreds of military contractors that defrauded the Pentagon.[...]
Brandishing a 45-page January 2011 US Department of Defense report on the issue, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders called for "far more vigorous enforcement" by the US military "to protect taxpayers from massive fraud."
Pipe me up another dream, Bernie.
Sanders underlined that the report, which his office made public, showed that from 2007-2009 the Pentagon spent $270 billion on 91 contractors involved in fraud cases that yielded judgments of more than $1 million.
Not a very good return.
The Pentagon also spent $683 million over the same period on 30 contractors convicted of criminal fraud charges, and "billions more" went to firms that it had suspended or barred for misusing government funds, said Sanders.
Yeah, I don’t think that’s going to stop. Not while the politicians charged with keeping an eye on our money are the ones whose jobs are dependent upon donations from the defense contractors. Or who expect to get jobs with those contractors when they leave politics.
But keep trying, Bernie.
....and hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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