Bribery Allegations Raised in GSA Scandal

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The General Services Administration scandal that has become a symbol for wasteful government spending now includes a possible charge of bribery, according to the Washington Post. 

The newspaper reports that investigators are looking into whether a contractor broke bribery laws by giving gifts like concert tickets, free hotel rooms and flowers to “several” GSA workers. 

The attention on GSA spending also put Hawaii in the spotlight when a 2010 joke video produced by a Hawaii GSA worker was released earlier this month. 

Read more from the Washington Post. 

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