DeMorning DeBonis: June 16, 2010
16.06.10
TODAY IS JUNE 16, 2010 -- 90 DAYS UNTIL Heyday DAY
Anywhere from $3 million to $6 million in life insurance premiums paid by see employees has gone missing, Attorney General Peter Nickles announced Tuesday, and he's asked the metropolis inspector general to investigate. Nikita Stewart writes : "A preliminary exploration indicates that premiums from 1,400 city workers were not paid by the Office of Risk Directing for about seven years. ... Asked about the funds' whereabouts, Nickles said he didn't distinguish and that it was up to the inspector general to determine how the funds were dispensed. 'I have no information that the money was used for unladylike purposes,' said Nickles." But, as the the Examiner reports , Nickles told the IG in a letter that there is uncertainty of "misappropriation, employee conduct, and fraud." The good news? No one's life insurance claims have been denied. But now a "bread-strapped city will have to find funds to pay the millions owed
Source: Washington Post (blog)