OK, doing the arithmetic, does this mean that Armstrong Williams actually performed $152K worth of propaganda for the Bush administration?
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According to an AP report in today's Washington Post:
Columnist Settles in Propaganda Case
Columnist Armstrong Williams has reached a settlement with prosecutors regarding payments he received from the Education Department to promote President Bush's agenda.
Under the agreement, Williams admits no wrongdoing but will have to pay $34,000. The deal was reached last week by Williams, the Education Department and its subcontractor, Ketchum Communications. . . .
The financial nitty gritty appears to be:
The Justice Department examined whether Williams performed the work that was promised in his $240,000 contract signed in late 2003 and cited in his monthly reports. Williams received a total of $186,000 under that contract, according to a 2005 Government Accountability Office report on the matter. Ultimately, prosecutors determined he was overpaid $34,000.
So, unless we've screwed up the math (always a possibility), the story would appear to be that "Army" contracted to provide $240K worth of disguised administration propaganda but only came through with $152K worth, but now that he's paying back the $34K overpayment everybody's happy.
Just checking.
2 Comments:
Ok, let's say someone robs a bank, and makes a deal to return a percentage of the take, but ONLY if they do not have to admit any wrong doing.
Only in white collar America.
This whole thing was orchestrated by the odious Bush Department of Education Cronie Margaret "I'll tell you what your kids can watch" Spellings.
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