Like the Virginia Slims cigarette ads that proclaimed to women "You've come a long way baby!" It's women have indeed come a long way especially when it comes to corruption and stealing from the public. The Washington Post has an article about one of the biggest fraud cases in the Washington D.C. Here are some of the ill gotten money quotes:
"FBI agents who descended on the Northwest Washington home of D.C. tax manager Harriette Walters found a nondescript brick rambler, but just inside was the wardrobe of a princess."
"The inventory, filed yesterday in U.S. District Court, provided new insights into the lifestyle of the woman who prosecutors say masterminded the biggest fraud ever perpetrated against the D.C. government: $20 million and counting, they say. It details items seized by nine agents who went through every room of the house near Rock Creek Park.
Walters, 51, co-worker Diane Gustus and four others are charged with taking part in a conspiracy to generate illegal property tax refund checks for themselves. In a separate court filing yesterday, authorities alleged that at least $12.7 million of the stolen money flowed directly into accounts controlled by Walters's niece, Jayrece Turnbull, whom they described as Walters's principal partner in the scam."
Equality marches on and it appears women can be just as corrupt as men.
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