Mass. Parole board’s criminal spending spree

The Boston Herald reports:

The state Parole Board splurged on hundreds of embroidered golf shirts and morale-boosting gold pins as well as BlackBerrys, office furnishings and other swag in an end-of-the-fiscal-year shopping spree - even as other law enforcement agencies cut their budgets to the bone.

Donald Giancioppo, the Parole Board’s executive director, authorized more than $12,000 alone on T-shirts and pins for all 200-plus employees, along with “recognition coins” and a catered lunch for an annual event recognizing the Parole Officers of the Year.

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