She was in charge of the money. It was sent to her, and very likely she set up a dummy company to pay for some made up service. It is the embezzlers favorite tactic. It happens in government and in private industry where the accounting controls are weak or completely ignored. Government is staffed by idiots so the ability to steal is easier. They generally only get caught when a private auditor is brought in or they piss someone off that has been paying attention and they blow the whistle on them.
Why was it this easy to get boatloads of cash from our government illegally?
They are criminals.
She was in charge of the money. It was sent to her, and very likely she set up a dummy company to pay for some made up service. It is the embezzlers favorite tactic. It happens in government and in private industry where the accounting controls are weak or completely ignored. Government is staffed by idiots so the ability to steal is easier. They generally only get caught when a private auditor is brought in or they piss someone off that has been paying attention and they blow the whistle on them.