Coverage dated December 5, 2022 to December 6, 2022

Reviews find misuse of COVID-19 hotel stays by prison staff

Headline from KOB 4

Continuing state investigations have found at least 35 instances where Connecticut Department of Correction employees potentially misused a COVID-19 program that provided workers with hotel rooms during the height of the pandemic. The cases include a staffer booking a room to attend a wedding.

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KOB 4
Reviews find misuse of COVID-19 hotel stays by prison staff (opens KOB 4)
Published Dec 5, 2022
KOB 4's feed description
Continuing state investigations have found at least 35 instances where Connecticut Department of Correction employees potentially misused a COVID-19 program that provided workers with hotel rooms during the height of the pandemic. The cases include a staffer booking a room to attend a wedding.
FOX 61 Hartford
Connecticut prison staff misused COVID-19 hotel stays: Investigation reviews (opens FOX 61 Hartford)
Published Dec 5, 2022
FOX 61 Hartford's feed description
Records show the investigations also determined some of the questionable charges were due to billing mistakes made by the hotels.
Fox News
Investigation finds Connecticut prison employees misused COVID-19 hotel program (opens Fox News)
Published Dec 6, 2022
Fox News's feed description
A Connecticut investigation has found that prison employees misused a COVID-19 program that provided them with hotel rooms during the pandemic.

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