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DEL.ICIO.USHeard heads state credit card probe
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Rep. John Heard (R-Lawrenceville) will lead a probe of possible misuse of state-issued credit cards by government employees.
Heard leads the state House Special Projects Sub-Committee of Appropriations. On Thursday, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Ben Harbin (R-Evans) assigned Heard to look into allegations that government credit cards had been used to buy diamond rings and trips to spas.
A recent state audit found suspicious credit charges running into the tens of thousands of dollars. They include $40,000 charged by a Georgia Tech employee to pay for her son’s car insurance and her cellphone bills and to buy digital cameras and a diamond ring.
In a prepared statement, Heard said, “as representatives of the citizens of Georgia, we take the responsibility of the public trust very seriously and will demand that the employees of our state do the same.”
Harbin wants Heard’s committee to question the directors of all of Georgia’s 129 state agencies about possible credit card abuse.
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By Bill Wright II
October 15, 2007 6:14 AM | Link to this
Every credit card needs to be audited. It’s called theft if card used for personal use or gain. They should be arrested and tried, stripped of all benefits. Elected officals with state credit cards should also be audited.