GSA Saga Continues: Photos Show Official Enjoying Elaborate Pre-Conference Trip (With Wine and Spa Tub Shot!)
- Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:22pm by
Erica Ritz
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Jeffrey Neely, a government official on the front lines of a scandal regarding the Government Service Administration’s (GSA) $822,000 “training conference,” is pleading the fifth, according to his lawyer. ABC reports, “He won’t comment on the bizarre awards ceremony, the commemorative coins, or the mind-reader/motivational speaker“ which the GSA Inspector General have deemed ”excessive“ and ”wasteful.”
However, they say a picture is worth a thousand words, and his wife has dozens on her Google+ page showing him enjoying the lavish amenities. In the photos, Neely is allegedly on one of the eight “per-conference” trips — planning trips before the elaborate conference that’s become infamous. Those trips cost taxpayers $130,000 alone, according to the GSA Inspector General’s investigation.
One picture even shows Neely shirtless and soaking in a tub with two glasses of what appear to be wine right next to him:
(Photo: Google Plus)
(Photo: Google Plus)
(Photo: Google Plus)
According to ABC, the loft suites “have 2,400 square feet of space, two stories, multiple HD televisions and wet bars, and a going rate of $1,179 per night. Flat suites have 1,440 square feet and cost $449-$599 per night.”
ABC explains the cost breakdown:
Travel expenses for conference planning totaled $100,405.37, and catering costs totaled over $30,000. GSA spent money on refreshment breaks during the planning meetings, which it had no authority to do, and the cost of catered meals at those meetings exceeded per diem limits.”
The misuse of funds is so egregious, that Inspector General Brian Miller has referred the case to the Justice Department for a possible criminal investigation.
A total of 31 pictures of the elaborate “work trip” can be found on the Google + page of Neely’s wife, under the name “M Hotel@Vegas Nov2009.”
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Comments (61)
The Goo
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:25pmThis is why he is pleading The Fifth?
Report Post »brntout
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:30pmGot posted on second page,but I wondered if anyone was up for some of that hope and change we’ve incessantly had spewed at us.Hope it is true. http://geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com/2012/04/david-wilcock-warns-of-pending-mass.html
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:40pmLucy…You have some splainin’ to do
Report Post »TheCoffinMaker
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 11:10pmI don’t like the way government spends my money.
Report Post »JohnQTaxpayer
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:19pmis tar and feathers still used anywhere?
Report Post »bankerpapaw
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:53pmDon’t forget riding his sorry butt out of town on a rail.
Report Post »mrmarkjohnson
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:19pmHow can Obama sit there with a straight face and say we’re not taxing enough.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:18pmI see now, this is why DEMOCRATS don’t want a budget, haven’t had one since they have been in charge. Even my state doesn’t have a budget (democratic senate), its part of the plan. Regardless of what budget is proposed, it will be defeated.
Report Post »corcoran
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:18pm“I’m tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, so …others can profit and have good time on my sweat.”
Report Post »I’m tired of being told that I have to “spread the wealth” to people who don’t have my work ethic even by force and give it to people too lazy to earn it.”
“I’m tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians condemn the life that our Founding Fathers fought so hard to give us.”
“I am tired of these same people telling me I can‘t believe in ’GOD’.”
FloridaFarmGirl
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:10pmJust one more outrage against the American people. Why haven’t these people been fired? GSA is just one more agency that needs to be eliminated after the 2012 elections and Obama and his band of crooks are gone.
Report Post »KeithOlberdink
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:08pmThere will be no “taking back America”. The parasite class is too big. USA will go the way of USSR, probably much more violently.
Report Post »snackrabbit
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:27pmUnfortunately you are exactly correct. There is no opposition party, for one thing. Worse yet- we can’t even get conservatives to stand up and fight. Almost every “conservative” I know can’t even manage the “bold” step of shunning mainstream news in favor of rightwing new media. And no matter what we learn about the corrupt, indoctrinating “higher education” sytem in America, we all rush our young skulls full of mush straight into those commie schools because we can’t have our children starting out at < 60,000 a year their first job, can we? Yep, too many of us have all the wrong priorities- namely greed.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:07pmJeffrey Kneely’s wife has dozens [of photos] on her Google+ page
showing him enjoying the lavish amenities
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>say’s, Sorry Honey…. just plead the fifth.
;^>The gold necklace around his neck in the tub is lo-ve-ly
Report Post »FedUpAlready
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:02pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=XNUc8nuo7HI
Enlightening! So, who does Obama blame now?
Report Post »FedUpAlready
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:41pmoops wrong clip sorry! Correct one! Blame lies on Democrats and Obama Since 2007?
The day the democrats took over was NOT January 22nd 2009, it WAS actually January 3rd 2007 the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, at the very start of the 110th Congress. The Democrat Party controlled the majority in BOTH chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.
For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is “Bush’s Fault”, think about this: January 3rd, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress. At the time: The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77; The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%; The Unemployment rate was 4.6%. George Bush’s Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB GROWTH!
Remember the day…
January 3rd, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over the Senate Banking Committee. The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy?
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!
Unemployment… to this CRISIS by (among MANY other things) dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac FIASCOES!
Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to STOP Fannie & Freddie – starting in 2001 because it was financially risky for the US economy.
Report Post »snackrabbit
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:58pmAny moment now- the Republican Party is going to DO SOMETHING about this outrage!
Well, actually, no, they won’t do anything about this. But it IS fun to read about!
Report Post »HKS
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:56pmHere is my question, WHO THE HELL IS IN CHARGE HERE?
Report Post »Brasil2520
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:05pmThe Chicago Mafia
Report Post »marine249
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:07pmno one
Report Post »Living In NYC
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:11pmHey HKS…no one is in charge, no budget for three years!
The federal government spends like a bunch of crackheads until the money is gone … then they go rob some “rich guy” who worked hard and saved! Hey, I had to attend to my business this year…no vacations for me!
What really ticks me off, I paid my taxes today! For what I paid the federal governmentI could have had a two month stay in the South of France! Or if I use Obama’s monetary policy, I could have put a couple of Chevy Volts in my garage!
Report Post »elosogrande
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:55pmA. This guy should go to jail. If his wife was with him, she should go to jail as well.
B. One thing that is being left out of the story is the air fare. I believe that many, if not all of these leeches fly to these thing on first class tickets. All government employees should fly coach, no matter how high up on the totem pole they are – or think they are. First class fares can be 100% to 300% or more than coach fares. Everyone who flew first class to get to these junkets should be fired.
We have to cut government spending. The easiest way to get this done is to tell every every member of Congress, all cabinet secretaries, and department managers to cut thier budgets by 20% within the next 60 days. They can do it however they want. Cut 20% of their people, cut all salaries 20%, make their employees pay for their pensions and health insurance, or a combination of all. One year later, make them cut an additional 20%. If they refuse or are too incompetent to get it done within the time frame, fire the managers of every department that didn’t get it done – all of them.
Report Post »toto
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:55pmOur government is full of Madoffs, the GSA is just the tip of the iceberg. The should ALL lose their retirements! And take a seat right next to Madoff. That’s THE law I want passed. Any government employee, from the President on down needs to account for every penny. It is makes me sick when you consider how hard we work for the money to pay the government. They have become the enemy. We need to clean house big time.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:52pmIt’s a criminal renegade administration plane and simple wall to wall, dam bunch of crooks and thieves.
Report Post »USPATRIOT101
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:50pmI think we can get rid of this agency.
Report Post »tckid17
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:49pmHe could have been a member of the Baath Party because the Taxpayers got soaked on this one.
Report Post »skiz
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:47pmBUSTED! Have fun in jail, odumba will join you soon!
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:19pmCspan 3 they are asking for criminal charges and it is linked to the WH.
Report Post »ZAP
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:47pmSecret Service is mad they were not invited
Report Post »JRserious
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:43pmwhile we are tightening our belts, obama and his minions are living the rich life, taking dozens of vacations, paid for with tax dollars, they are the real one percenters. vote them out in November.
Report Post »grimmy
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:39pmSince the msm will not go anywhere with this,none of his base,(the occupiers and blacks) will know of it.Even if they do find out, they will still blindly vote the asshat in chief back in……
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 4:05pmYeah, I noticed that too…when they are confronted with this they shrug it off like I am making it up…they are so mis-informed and brainwashed it is truly frightening…they literaly cover their ears and say la-la-la-la-lala…but ask ‘em what’s on TV, they will tell you times, channels and actors…scary.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:38pmFire their sorry azzes if they plead the 5th.
Report Post »BillComstock45
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:35pmIt just doesn’t seem right that any Federal employee, while on the job (payroll), can plead the 5th.
Report Post »bigmel754
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:34pmAccountability! How many of you ordinary people who work for big companies would let this slide are be able to get away with it? Using the 5th is the same as Oblivious and Holder not responding to legal requests themselves. It is a shame people like this and the NBP, sharpie, and jackasson get away with what they do! There was a time when people had pride for their country, job and themselves. Now it is all about ME getting my fair share! Fair-ness is going to be a big Oblivious and Biteme campaign slogan!
Report Post »huey6367
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:33pmIt’s amazing how little conscious some people have when it is not coming out of their pockets. I would like to see everyone on that trip pay every cent back and be fired having to face the private sector. The corruption in governmenbt is mind boggling. On all levels.
Why is Obama not speaking up about this?
Just asking.
Report Post »USPATRIOT101
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:45pmBecause these are the jobs he “created”. This is baracks legacy as a professional pan-handler. It’s what he means by investing in infrastructure. Now that the bills are coming in and we have to pay for it, he tells everyone that the republicans are standing in his way of growing our economy and the rich need to pick up the tab for his bloated government. Screw barack!
Report Post »Mark0331
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:48pm@HUEY…he doesn’t speak up about this cause he is a coward…he is trying to figure out he can spin this onto Bush…he sees it as an opportunity to help him get re-elected…somehow, his deep dark mind is loving it…twisted arrogant traitor that he is.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 6:55pmEveryone in charge of this is directly connected to Obama they have been with him as far back as when he was a Senator his personal laisons who were promoted to these positions.
THIS IS THE MAN
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Mark0331
Posted on April 16, 2012 at 3:30pmThis happened on Barry O’s watch–he owns this. No amount of spin can wash his hands clean of this…but he will try. I love watching Barry squirm lately, he is gaunt and has the ‘circus’ look in his eyes…
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