November 24, 2013

U.S. Taxpayer Foreign Aid Stolen Repeatedly


[From article]
One new investigation shows millions are being stolen and sold on the black market from money meant for malaria drugs in Africa.
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The allegations in Africa come on the heels of widespread concern about how $1.1 billion in Haiti earthquake recovery aid has been spent in the three years since the disaster hit, as well as aid funding in Afghanistan.
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“Foreign aid is notoriously corrupt,” Fitton said. “The surprise is that anyone is surprised by this anymore. Twenty percent of aid is lost. If this happened in the private sector, (the program) would have been shut down.”
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For Fitton, the problems are not something he sees being resolved any time soon.
“If this were Apple computer, it would be shut down but it’s not,” he said. “Billions have been lost and more will be.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/11/22/fraud-corruption-and-bid-rigging-allegations-continue-to-hit-usaid/

By Barnini Chakraborty
Published November 22, 2013
FoxNews.com

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