Where Are The Fraud Cases?

From Rob Brodsky:

The non-profit Center for Public Integrity has obtained some stunning Justice Department data regarding the number of contracting fraud cases that were pursued by the Bush administration.

According to the investigative site, “Defense contracting grew from about $200 billion in fiscal year 1993 at the start of the Clinton presidency to nearly $400 billion in FY 2008 at the end of President George W. Bush’s administration (1993 dollars adjusted for inflation to 2008 dollars). But Defense Department investigators during the Bush administration sent 76 percent fewer contracting fraud and corruption cases to the Justice Department for potential criminal prosecution than were referred under Clinton.”

Richard D. Beltz, director of investigative operations with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, told CPI that he did not believe case referrals from his agency were down but did not provide any data to support his claim, the report said.