New York City's Child Care Centers Misspending State Funds

Some New York City child care centers have been stealing from the state tills:

The money for the programs came from the federal Child Care and Development Fund, which provides New York State with more than $300 million a year to arrange child care for low-income families.

One part of the study examined a sample of 34 contracts whose contractors were supposed to create 1,545 slots for child care, but as of May 2007 they had created only 821. Another part of the audit focused on 55 contracts that cost the state $2.9 million and found that misspending in 39 totaled nearly $1.6 million.

Thefts Occurred After Crane Collapsed

If I did not know any better, I would think that Stan "Pampy" Barre, III was somehow involved in these heist:

The recent crane collapse that claimed seven lives, demolished a town house and destabilized a neighborhood on the East Side of Manhattan also created an opportunity for looters.

Since the March 15 accident, about $90,000 in jewelry, electronic equipment, cash and other items has been reported stolen from three apartments in two buildings near the accident site, the police said. Both buildings, on East 51st Street near Second Avenue, were evacuated the day of the collapse.

Fortunately for New Yorkers, they did not have to deal with the drug addicted burglar.

Former New York Governor Pataki's Political deceit

It seems that Pataki had other motives besides running for the presidency. Perhaps he just wanted the cash:

Former Gov. George E. Pataki spent more than $1 million from his political action committees for Broadway theater tickets, gatherings at the Yale Club and payments to political loyalists and advisers.

The money came from PACs used to raise Mr. Pataki’s profile nationally and to lay the foundations for a possible presidential run. They were organized in Virginia, where candidates are given broad discretion in spending.

In all, the committees spent about $2.1 million in 2007; about $1.4 million of that was paid out after Mr. Pataki quietly suspended his efforts to seek national office last March, according to a review of campaign finance disclosure reports and other records. Some of the spending appears to have had little connection to a political cause or candidacy.