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U.S. auditors return $13 million to Iraq, billions wasted

The U.S. has returned $13 million to Iraq – found “improperly” in American reconstruction budgets – results of an increased workload for the top U.S. auditor of Iraq rebuilding efforts, Ben Lando reports.

There’s a long way to go still: the head of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction said Monday between 15 percent and 20 percent of the $21 billion in Iraq Reconstruction and Relief Funds, appropriated by Congress, was lost due to waste. The blame falls on U.S. lead…

By Ben Lando of Iraq Oil Report
Published March 17, 2009

The U.S. has returned $13 million to Iraq – found “improperly” in American reconstruction budgets – results of an increased workload for the top U.S. auditor of Iraq rebuilding efforts, Ben Lando reports.

There’s a long way to go still: the head of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction said Monday between 15 percent and 20 percent of the $21 billion in Iraq Reconstruction and Relief Funds, appropriated by Congress, was lost due to waste. The blame falls on U.S. lead…

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