Report: US Occupation Authority in Iraq Lost Track of Nearly $9B
By VOA News
31 January 2005


An audit by a U.S. inspector says the U.S.-led authority that governed
Iraq after the 2003 invasion failed to keep track of nearly $9 billion it
transferred to Iraqi ministries.

The audit released Sunday by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq
Reconstruction says the Coalition Provisional Authority failed to
establish control systems to verify how the money was spent, which opened
it to corruption.

In some instances, money was used to pay what the report calls "ghost"
employees, explaining that out of 8,206 guards on the payroll at one
ministry, only 602 could be accounted for.

Former CPA chief Paul Bremer rejected the findings, saying the report
assumes western-style accounting procedures could have been quickly set up
during wartime.

Mr. Bremer says delaying payment to Iraqi public servants could have
created additional security threats.

"Harry Krause" <piedtypecase@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Report: US Occupation Authority in Iraq Lost Track of Nearly $9B
By VOA News
31 January 2005


An audit by a U.S. inspector says the U.S.-led authority that governed
Iraq after the 2003 invasion failed to keep track of nearly $9 billion it
transferred to Iraqi ministries.

The audit released Sunday by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq
Reconstruction says the Coalition Provisional Authority failed to
establish control systems to verify how the money was spent, which opened
it to corruption.

In some instances, money was used to pay what the report calls "ghost"
employees, explaining that out of 8,206 guards on the payroll at one
ministry, only 602 could be accounted for.

Former CPA chief Paul Bremer rejected the findings, saying the report
assumes western-style accounting procedures could have been quickly set up
during wartime.

Mr. Bremer says delaying payment to Iraqi public servants could have
created additional security threats.


Sounds like they put Tony Soprano in charge of hiring over there. :-)

Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" <piedtypecase@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:us6dnc5sh7ijymPcRVn-tQ@comcast.com...

Report: US Occupation Authority in Iraq Lost Track of Nearly $9B
By VOA News
31 January 2005


An audit by a U.S. inspector says the U.S.-led authority that governed
Iraq after the 2003 invasion failed to keep track of nearly $9 billion it
transferred to Iraqi ministries.

The audit released Sunday by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq
Reconstruction says the Coalition Provisional Authority failed to
establish control systems to verify how the money was spent, which opened
it to corruption.

In some instances, money was used to pay what the report calls "ghost"
employees, explaining that out of 8,206 guards on the payroll at one
ministry, only 602 could be accounted for.

Former CPA chief Paul Bremer rejected the findings, saying the report
assumes western-style accounting procedures could have been quickly set up
during wartime.

Mr. Bremer says delaying payment to Iraqi public servants could have
created additional security threats.


Sounds like they put Tony Soprano in charge of hiring over there. :-)



Well, not really. The family men I've known in my lifetime, and I've
known quite a few, were pikers compared to these fellas.

Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" <piedtypecase@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:us6dnc5sh7ijymPcRVn-tQ@comcast.com...

Report: US Occupation Authority in Iraq Lost Track of Nearly $9B
By VOA News
31 January 2005


An audit by a U.S. inspector says the U.S.-led authority that governed
Iraq after the 2003 invasion failed to keep track of nearly $9 billion it
transferred to Iraqi ministries.

The audit released Sunday by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Iraq
Reconstruction says the Coalition Provisional Authority failed to
establish control systems to verify how the money was spent, which opened
it to corruption.

In some instances, money was used to pay what the report calls "ghost"
employees, explaining that out of 8,206 guards on the payroll at one
ministry, only 602 could be accounted for.

Former CPA chief Paul Bremer rejected the findings, saying the report
assumes western-style accounting procedures could have been quickly set
up during wartime.

Mr. Bremer says delaying payment to Iraqi public servants could have
created additional security threats.


Sounds like they put Tony Soprano in charge of hiring over there. :-)


Well, not really. The family men I've known in my lifetime, and I've known
quite a few, were pikers compared to these fellas.

krause is a liar,,,

he claims to know personally Jimmy Hoffa,,, lol,,, good friends,,,

krause a union slob his whole working career,,, lol,,,

You know the Sopranos also krause??? lol,,,