Federal Job Training Programs Plagued by Fraud, Waste and Mismanagement
Matthew McKillip /
In the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, numerous unemployed but hard-working Americans have turned to federal job training programs. These programs, held up as a beacon of good government by politicians, are actually riddled with fraud, waste and mismanagement, according to a new report from Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK).
The most egregious accounts in Coburn’s “Help Wanted” report include a program that exposed youth to asbestos “under the guise of involving students in work experience and job training programs,” a shopping spree by a job training company in Tampa Bay, and a $100,000 grant given to an “admitted thief” in West Virginia.