Sources inside the Beltway are indicating that the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General is broadening its scope of investigation into the alleged criminal activities at the Miami-Dade Transit Agency. Investigators from the United States Department of Justice are also considering involvement.
Federal officials are expected to focus on the alleged cover-up at the Agency and are reportedly astounded at the lack of truthfulness and disclosure from county officials involved. One source close to the matter has stated how federal investigators "can't believe what they are finding down there" and that "[MDT] ought to be shut down."
Areas of concern reportedly include the use of American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) monies, and procurement practices at MDT, including Metrorail and Metromover contracts.
Ironically, County Commissioners voted this week to eliminate pay hikes to non union employees, patting themselves in the back for saving $2 million on their way toward plugging a $250 million budget hole.
Commissioners, however, have yet to take action to stop hundreds of millions of dollars from being wasted at MDT.
