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[asmith]

Prep sports commissioner spent $50K on cigars

Need a good cigar? We suggest you consult with Thomas Henry, the former commissioner of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. According to an audit Henry spent $51,000 in association funds at cigar outlets from 2005-07, and may have violated state law.

The audit also found that Henry didn't properly document a total of 2,355 transaction that totaled $383,073, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.

In his response to the state legislative auditor, Henry said he wasn't a state employee, and that he followed association guidelines. The association's response was that it is a non-profit regulator of high-school athletics, but isn't a public body and that no taxpayer dollars were at risk.

"Since Mr. Henry did not maintain receipts for his credit card purchases, he may have violated Louisiana law regarding record retention," the audit report said. "Furthermore, the LHSAA could not determine the necessity or reasonableness of the purchases or if the purchases benefited the LHSAA."

In addition to the $51,000 for cigars, other items of note included $13,000 for clothing, and $20,694 for golf greens fees and equipment, according to the Times-Picayune.

Complete article here

[cigcars]

Um huh

[LeafLover]

Maybe he shredded his receipts to hide his charges from FINE RETAILERS of his CC's.

[jdeese88]

Heard that on the radio yesterday... Sadly, it doesn't surprise me.

[Puros Y Vino]

Anyone at the Czar going to have to testify?

[anacostiakat]

$51K on nc's?

[jdeese88]

$51K on nc's?

Now that should be against the law.

Supposedly LHSAA approved of all his purchases. So who do you really blame. The person who was spending the money, or the organization who was letting him spend the money...

He will get slapped on the wrist and they will let him be on his way.

[jacksfull]

What's that... like $40 or $50 a day on cigars? Pffft. I can't imagine why the guy would take the job. You can't even get a decent supply of Behike's for that.

In all seriousness, some jobs require a certain appearance of lifestyle and the ability to entertain lavishly. Maybe this was one of them. Whose business is it anyway? Free country, and all that rhetoric. Sounds like the local media is doing a smear-job.

[jawofboston]

Given that Louisiana is the world leading cesspool of corruption, this probably doesn't even rate as an offense. Most politicians down there who get caught in these sorts of things at least have a few hundred grand in cash in their desk or a couple of unexplained strippers living at their house.

[Bartolomeo]

Given that Louisiana is the world leading cesspool of corruption, this probably doesn't even rate as an offense. Most politicians down there who get caught in these sorts of things at least have a few hundred grand in cash in their desk or a couple of unexplained strippers living at their house.

Washington DC is a close 2nd.............

Bart

[BlackFriar]

I hope sales have not appreciably dropped this month.