Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Easleys: Livin' it up

Posted By on Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Or, well, let's just say it must have been nice while it lasted.

Now, we want our money back. Thanks.

Last fall, the auditor's office, then led by Republican Les Merritt, looked into state-funded trips that Mary Easley took to France, Estonia and Russia. The auditors determined that there was about $45,000 in “unreasonable” expenses, such as hundreds of dollars for caviar and a $27,000 chauffeured car that wasn't used. It concluded that the trips appeared to have little public benefit.

Read more at Charlotte.com.

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