WASHINGTON |
Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:07pm EDT
(Reuters) - Virginia Governor and
possible Republican presidential candidate Bob McDonnell used taxpayer
money to pay for sunscreen and dog vitamins, the Washington Post
reported on Monday, adding to other improper spending the paper says the
FBI is investigating.
McDonnell and his wife also
used state employees to run personal errands for their adult children
and billed the state for deodorant, shoe repairs and a digestive system
"detox cleanse," the newspaper said, citing spending records it obtained
under the Freedom of Information Act.
The
Washington Post previously reported that the FBI and a grand jury were
investigating a $15,000 catering bill that a campaign donor paid for
McDonnell's daughter's wedding in 2011.
A
McDonnell spokesman, Paul Shanks, told Reuters by email the
"reimbursement process that is followed today is the same as the one
followed in past years" by previous administrations.
Shanks
said the Washington Post article "completely misstates the process and
misinforms readers as to how it functions." He said the governor's
family gets invoices and then reimburses the state for any personal
expenses.
The governor has
acknowledged that he stayed at the Roanoke, Virginia, home of the
campaign donor, Jonnie Williams, and drove Williams' Ferrari sports car
back to Richmond.
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