Former Indiana Lottery Director cleared of ethics charges

Comment #4

Uncle Jim — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:23:26 GMT

What a joke!

They admit she did it and say it was inappropriate but that's it. This is just like the Lottery money that went into Build Indiana Fund and disappeared a few years ago.

By the way has anyone seen the actual report? What about the EEO charges filed against Esther? What about the bid rigging charges? What about the trips she made back to Nevada to visit friends and family and (allegedly) charged to her Hoosier Lottery Expense account? What about the prizes paid to peop... [ More ]

Comment #3

time*treat — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:17:07 GMT

When one is cleared of murder charges, it means you didn't do any murdering...

When one is cleared of burglery charges, it means you didn't do any burglerizing...

When one is cleared of ethics charges, it means ...

Comment #2

tnlotto1 — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:05:48 GMT

Comment #1

justxploring — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:47:04 GMT

Schneider, who like Thomas was appointed by Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, spent $10,000 in lottery money to sponsor a luncheon program named for Republican Sen. Richard Lugar, whose mission is to increase the number and influence of Hoosier Republican women in elected and appointed governmental and political positions at the local, state and federal levels. The lottery also paid $130 for employees to attend the lunch.

$10,000 would buy a lot of books and art supplies for students.

Former Indiana Lottery Director cleared of ethics charges

Lottery Post — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:58:52 GMT

Inspector general finds that sponsoring GOP women's event wasn't an ethical violation

The Hoosier Lottery inappropriately sponsored a luncheon for Republican women during the tenure of its former director, but neither that nor other actions rose to the level of ethics violations, the state's inspector general said.

The findings essentially cleared former lottery Director Esther Schneider of allegations of cronyism, improper expenditures and other charges raised in an anonymous letter s... [ More ]