U.S. Postal Service

Postal Employees Charge 'Adult Entertainment,' Plane Tickets For Family To Gov't Credit Card

Ryan J. Reilly | February 14, 2011, 9:46AM

One Postal Service employee used his government travel card at adult entertainment establishments more than 50 times. Another paid for an Apple computer and his mortgage. Three others purchased airfare tickets (including tickets to Spain and Italy) for family and friends.

That's all according to a Postal Service Inspector General report issued last week on non-compliance with travel policies. The travel cards are actually placed in the employees names, so it isn't clear whether the government paid for the expenditures in question. But regulations do clearly state that "employees may not use their official government travel card for personal business," according to the report.

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Topics: Inspector General Report, Susan Collins, Tom Carper, U.S. Postal Service