Word: thefts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cynicism of that boast has become glaringly evident. Since the release of a HUD inspector general's report in April, the agency has become the target of inquiry by two congressional committees into charges of influence peddling. The Justice Department has launched a nationwide probe into the possible theft of as much as $100 million in HUD funds. Says Democratic Congressman Tom Lantos of California, chairman of a House panel that has held hearings on the agency's problems: "The scandal at HUD seems to have no end. It is the most mismanaged department in memory...
...THEFT OF FUNDS. The Justice Department last week launched a nationwide inquiry into a pattern of abuse by escrow agents who pocketed money they received from the sale of foreclosed homes over a four-year period. Among the targets is a Maryland woman, nicknamed "Robin Hud," who brags that she stole $5.5 million in HUD money and gave it to the poor...
...library staff. In the past, Widener workers have complained that people were cutting out pictures from Playboy issues. And although Lamont now subscribes to the magazine as well, a note on the shelf where it is supposed to be kept reads, "This periodical is a frequent victim of theft or damage. For current issues see the reference librarian...
There seems to have been, as well, an attempt to cover up the caper. The theft occurred in April, but the bereft Bunny keepers said nothing publicly until two weeks ago, when Playboy offered a Hefty $50,000 reward for the wayward videos' safe return...
...under court order to reduce overcrowding, correctional officials resort to a kind of risky triage, releasing less dangerous inmates to make room for muggers, rapists and other violent criminals. Sometimes their judgment goes awry. Ronnie Fisher was sprung from Fulton County Jail last month while awaiting trial on car-theft and drug charges. Barely an hour after he was set free, police caught him apparently trying to rob a man on an Atlanta street. Georgia still plans to release 3,000 inmates by July...