MDOC spent thousands on massage chairs, rugs, salt lamps, audit finds
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16 WAPT'S TROY JOHNSONINVESTIGATES THEALLEGATIONS, AND HASREACTION FROM MDOC'SCURRENT COMMISSIONER.
THE 31-PAGE AUDIT DOES ADEEP DIVE INTO SPENDINGDONE BY THE FORMERDEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSADMINISTRATION...AND ITALLEGES A NUMBER OFMONETARYVIOLATIONS...THAT TOOKPLACE BETWEEN JULY OF 20-17TO DECEMBER OF 20- 19...THE REPORT SHOWSTAXPAYER MONEY USEDIMPROPERLY FOR TRAVELREIMBURSEMENTS BY FORMERCOMMISSIONER PELICIAHALL, AND FORMER STATEPAROLE BOARD MEMBER BETTYLOU JONES...AND THOUSANDSTO UPGRADE MDOC'SEXECUTIVE SUITE...PLUS, EXTRAVAGANTEXPENSES...MASSAGECHAIRS... RUGS... AND EVENHIMALAYAN SALT LAMPS FORMEDITATION ROOMS.<WE SEE A LOT OFMONEY...TAXPAYER DOLLARSTHAT ARE BEING SPENT IN A WAYTHAT TAXPAYERS WOULD NOTLIKE, AND DON'T ALLOWTHROUGH THE LAWS PASSED BYTHE LEGISLATURE
