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To: calgal who wrote (57353)8/26/2009 11:42:15 AM
From: Peter Dierks2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) of 59480
 
Feds: Stimulus money sent to 4,000 cons
Herald report spurs probe

Cash for Cons

By Laura Crimaldi
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

One day after the Herald reported some surprised Bay State inmates - including murderers and rapists - were cashing in $250 stimulus checks, federal officials revealed the same behind-bars bonus was mailed to nearly 4,000 cons nationwide.

A federal watchdog is now probing how the cons were cut the checks. The same cash also may have been sent to fugitive felons, people kicked out of the country and even individuals now deceased.

It’s all part of the massive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - and what is becoming an accounting nightmare for red-faced feds.

“President Obama’s $787 billion stimulus bill has done more to help convicted criminals than it has to actually boost our economy and create jobs,” said ...

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