Gov. Huckabee-Sanders $19,020,00 Lectern. Holy smokes! Procurement 🚩 all over the place

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Lectern Gate Referred to Prosecutor by Investigators

The investigation noted that both the company and Governor Sanders refused to sit down for an interview with them to note some of the discrepancies in the billing, which included a $2,500 "consulting fee."

The report noted several violations of Arkansas law, including:

1. The podium was paid for before it was delivered.

2. It was applied to "operating expenses" which does not include equipment purchases.

3. The state agency that monitors government purchases was never notified.

4. The bill of lading was shredded by the Governor's office.

5. There were three different invoices that all appeared to conflict with each other.

https://www.meidastouch.com/news/lectern-gate-referred-to-prosecutor-by-investigators

Sticking this in here - as a state procurement officer, I’d say NO and not in any way put my name on this any of this in any way.