Monitoring and oversight of federal funds awarded to Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Wood, David G.

Contributor:

United States. General Accounting Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal aid--Connecticut--Bridgeport--Accounting.

Federal aid.

Bridgeport (Conn.)--Appropriations and expenditures--Evaluation.

Bridgeport (Conn.).

Expenditures, Public.

Connecticut--Bridgeport.

Physical Description:

12 pages : digital, pdf file

Other Title:

Oversight of federal funds awarded to Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. General Accounting Office, [2003]

Summary:

N 2001 and 2002, federal prosecutors indicted the Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and a dozen conspirators on charges of racketeering, extortion, mail fraud, and tax evasion. In March 2003, the mayor was found guilty on 16 counts, and most of the others indicted have pleaded guilty. While the indictment did not refer to any misuse of federal funds, some of the corrupt activities were associated with projects that had received some federal funding in the past. This corruption has raised concerns about the adequacy of monitoring and oversight of the more than $82 million in federal funds Bridgeport has received in recent years. Congress asked us to examine federally funded programs ...

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed Jan. 17, 2004).

"November 26, 2003."

Paper version available from: General Accounting Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-04-230R."

OCLC:

54052694