Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spent loosely

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High-level officials within the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office have used county-issued credit cards to make expensive purchases with little scrutiny, while street deputies have been held accountable to the penny for items bought to do their jobs, The Arizona Republic has found.

Until recent action by county management, about 820 sheriff's employees and volunteer posse members had access to county credit cards. That allowed high-ranking employees to routinely charge pricey meals and stays at luxury hotels, while rank-and-file deputies typically used their cards to buy fuel to patrol roads and lakes throughout the sprawling county.


Such broad access to government credit cards is uncommon among other major law-enforcement agencies in Arizona and across the country. Those agencies say they severely restrict access to and use of credit cards partly because it can be difficult to monitor for abuse.

The Sheriff's Office policy allows credit cards to be used only for travel and fuel. All other purchases need prior approval from supervisors or the chief financial officer



Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/azelections/articles/2010/08/08/20100808maricopa-county-sheriff-office-spending.html#reply20803700#ixzz0w2Mwk7IM

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1. That was some article...

Tell me, were you surprised? I expected that Deputy Dave was involved in some nefarious business. That must be how Joe keeps his staff loyal - and Hendershott does his dirty work.