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$2,000 Bribe Bought Password To DC P.O. System

theodp writes "While the Administration is counting on new Federal CIO Vivek Kundra to simplify and speed the federal IT procurement process, it's doubtful he'll be able to reduce red tape to the extent that a former minion of his did at the scandal-rocked D.C. Office of the CTO. Exhibiting some truly out-of-the-box thinking, project manager Tawanna Sellmon not only processed phony invoices for the contractor at the center of the D.C. bribery and kickback scandal, she also gave him the password to the city's computerized database used to track purchase orders. Sellmon pleaded guilty last week for her role in the scam, which netted her an envelope containing $2,000 in cash, as well as an undisclosed number of $25-$100 gift cards."

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  1. hmm by SatanClauz · · Score: 4, Funny

    what should I set the reserve for the database password of the state police toxicology test results?

    1. Re:hmm by sumdumass · · Score: 2, Funny

      You think you can still actually sell that? I mean the password is pretty obvious. UrBusteD01 seems to be pretty universal in each state.

  2. Oblig. XKCD reference by dmancilla · · Score: 1, Funny

    $2.000 and gift cards?? i could've get the same with $5 http://xkcd.com/538/

  3. Re:What always astounds me about govt corruption by The+Wild+Norseman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Two grand and some gift cards? SERIOUSLY? You'd go to jail for that?

    Dude, seriously. They were Walmart gift cards. What normal person wouldn't spend a few years at Club Fed for those bad boys?

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  4. What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    YOU LIE!!!11 Obama was obviously pallin' around with this person for years and had a deep and meaningful relationship with her! But I gotta go--Glenn Beck is on.

  5. Re:makes you wonder... by amplt1337 · · Score: 2, Funny

    George W. Bush.

    Next question please?

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