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million was used to pay participant wages and fringe benefits, the misuse of federal funds to cover activities including first-class travel, pet hotels, fruit bouquets, personal loans to the CEO, and frequent credit card use on entertainment and prohibited lobbying. The number now totals approximately $ 2 million in questioned expenses. In 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a follow-up report critical of current management for not taking any corrective actions to restore funds. As a result, the U.S. Department of Labor has revamped the funding for SCSEP and the
Inspector General has expanded the investigation into the activities of the previous management. The federal investigation is aided by a whistleblower and other former employees. The whistleblower, later self-identified as
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