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GSA executives face second round of Capitol Hill hearings

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    Fallout from embattled federal agency's spending spree scandal

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Yesterday we heard from a man who organized that Las Vegas Strip Jeff -- and others.

Called on the carpet for -- blow -- more than 800000.

Bucks on.

Clowns in mind readers in -- music videos but he had only one thing to say over and over again.

Mr.

chairman on the advice of counsel I respectfully decline to answer based upon my Fifth Amendment constitutional privilege.

Did you attend the 2010.

Western regional conference in Las Vegas.

Mr.

chairman on the advice of my counsel I respectfully decline to answer I respectfully decline to answer by respectfully decline to answer I respectfully decline to answer mr.

-- are you prepared to answer any.

Questions here today about your participation in the 2010 western regional conference.

Mr.

chairman I respectfully decline to answer any questions here today based upon my Fifth Amendment constitutional privilege.

Believe that united.

Title or whether or not he was actually -- that.

The event.

Some -- which has pictures splashed on this morning's Paper -- him.

Drinking wine and a bathtub I had said -- -- now -- and the other GSA officials are back under that microscope.

Another round of hearings -- -- of transportation committee today and -- can handle watching all of this unfold on Capitol -- so Mike get -- up to speed here what what's the latest.

Wal-Mart I should know that Jeff Healey is not at today's hearing after yesterday's performance asserting his Fifth Amendment right so.

Other -- GSA officials are on the hot seat we heard from a key lawmaker moments ago saying.

If they don't explain the expenditures.

He will pull the General Services Administration apart there's also talk that if criminal activity is found people will go to jail.

We also heard similar themes from congressman Darrell ice who led yesterday's here.

And I've got to tell you.

There's a lot more that have to be like did you say we simply had only so much time and this is only the first to what will be many -- I literally started and made the IG will follow up on it so what we we expect to have criminal indictments the IG -- done a very good job of making a case for a number of items that go far beyond these repayments.

Criminal indictments and so that means that the Justice Department will take a look at this.

And congressman -- is expecting criminal indictments I can tell you today is day two of the hearings here on Capitol Hill.

We expect to more hearings tomorrow Martha.

Yeah a lot of questions about whether or not some of this amounts basically to fast.

Taxpayer money when you look at it.

Through some of the prisons that are out there citizen new details that are emerging really on how the GSA officials.

Used this money to pay for these bash is and where the money wet my.

Well that's right including spending 130000.

Taxpayer dollars.

On advance trips to plan out that when he ten.

GSA conference in Las Vegas.

The pictures that are on Jeff -- -- Personal page show a really good time they're having including him sitting in the bathtub with a couple of glasses of wine.

Having a jolly old time on the taxpayer dime.

That really outraged one of the key lawmakers late yesterday at the hearing that was held over in the house.

The tribes of Israel sent twelve -- and to the promised land before they decided to invade -- GSA has dispensed and fifth Spain to Las Vegas to check out -- hotel.

Do you not see the outrage in that.

Mr.

Robertson.

So here a great deal of frustration on Capitol Hill -- the hearing is under way at this hour Martha all right should be interesting will be watching Mike thank you very much.

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