The corrupt foundation of the Trump administration—its basic existence—is being exposed bit-by-bit. Here's another bit unearthed. Remember former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, the most demonstrably corrupt Trump official before Scott Pruitt handed over his beer? Here's a hint of what he did before he was forced to resign last year.
"Our rigorous review of former HHS Secretary Price’s use of chartered, military, and commercial aircraft found that 20 out of 21 trips did not comply with applicable federal regulations and HHS policies and procedures, resulting in waste of at least $341,000 in federal funds," Tesia Williams, a spokeswoman for the inspector general’s office, said in a statement. "We recommend the Office of the Secretary review the lack of compliance with federal requirements and determine appropriate actions to recoup the travel costs."
He racked up $341,000, minimum, in waste in just eight or so months. Among those flights: a one-way charter from Seattle to D.C. for $121,500; a chartered round-trip flight between D.C., Lansing, Michigan, and Charleston, West Virginia, for $44,531; a chartered round-trip flight to Nashville, Tennessee, for $17,760. All totaled, he racked up $1,185,045 in chartered and military flights around the country and world from February 18, 2016 to September 21, 2016.
So far, Price has paid back $59,390 for travel he took with his wife. The administration hasn't said whether or how it intends to recoup the rest.