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Dirt On Sarah Palin: Used State Money For Kid’s Travel
In the latest Sarah Palin dirt, the AP reported that she used $21,012 in state money to pay for her three daughters’ flights to events that the governor attended even though they were not invited.
This comes on the heels of other reports of apparent misuse of money: Dirt On Sarah Palin: Over $150,000 Spent On Clothes, and abuse of power: Dirt On Sarah Palin: Guilty Of Power Abuse.
The report also said that Sarah Palin ordered that the travel expense claim forms be re-worded to state that the children performed official state business. Alaska law allows governors to charge the state for their family’s travel if they conduct state business. But event organizers told the AP they were surprised when the girls showed up, and some said they had no role.
“There’s an expectation that the First Family participates in community activities,” said Sharon Leighow, the governor’s spokeswoman. “They are representing the First Family and the state of Alaska.”
In all, the state paid for 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights for Sarah Palin’s daughters Bristol, 17, Willow, 14, and 7-year-old Piper. In some cases, Palin also charged the state for the girls’ hotel rooms. Palin did not file travel expenses for her oldest son, Track, or her infant son, Trig, who was born this past spring.
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