Shapiro administration faces whistleblower lawsuit alleging waste in governor’s mansion renovations
A whistleblower lawsuit alleges wasteful spending during renovations of the Pennsylvania governor's mansion. The suit claims the Shapiro administration bypassed competitive bidding requirements and split transactions to avoid oversight. It also alleges payments continued to a security contractor that was no longer providing services.
The administration waived competitive bid requirements after purchases were made, split transactions to bypass the threshold requiring bidding process, and kept paying a security contractor who no longer provided service, the suit said.
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