‘Slush fund’ a factor in USNA supe’s exit

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Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler faced “administrative action” in April as a result of a year-long Naval Inspector General's investigation, said Rear Adm. Denny Moynihan, the Navy's top spokesman.


‘Slush fund’ a factor in USNA supe’s exit
By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jun 28, 2010 20:46:55 EDT

A sprawling financial scandal at the Naval Academy — involving extravagant parties and a “slush fund” — was an embarrassment that helped lead to an early exit for the school’s superintendent, Navy Times has learned.

Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler faced “administrative action” in April as a result of a year-long Naval Inspector General’s investigation, said Rear Adm. Denny Moynihan, the Navy’s top spokesman.

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(some slush fund spending:)

• Annual spending of $400,000 or more for academy-sponsored tailgate events at football bowl games over the past six years.

• Spending $157,000 to purchase an 18-wheel tractor trailer truck for the academy’s football team.

• Spending $325,000 to purchase an antique airplane model that hangs in the front entrance to Dahlgren Hall.