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• Source: Dallas Morning News
• Date: July 02, 2006
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• Bylines: Kent Fischer , Tawnell D. Hobbs , Molly Motley-Blythe
• Topics: Education
• Data Types: Local Data
• Description/Excerpt: Kent Fischer, Tawnell D. Hobbs and Molly Motley of the Dallas Morning News analyzed local school district credit card transactions to find that "only a fraction of purchase receipts are scrutinized, and thousands of purchases run afoul of DISD policy and state purchasing laws." Among the $20 million spent each year by district employees with credit cards were purchases for "a $200 blanket and pillow set from The Land of Nod, $1,700 in electric scooters, $200 in moisturizer from Bath and Body Works, and a $24.95 charge to an online dating service, Americansingles.com." The paper found that a number of purchases had no documentation and that the district rarely scrutinizes the records.