FBI agents 'on call' in Iraq got $45,000 in OT, CNN reports

By Daniel Tedford on December 18, 2008 5:01 PM | | Comments (0) |

So, this isn't about local politics at all, but I saw this story on CNN and was amazed by it. Apparently FBI agents got overtime pay for socializing, eating and working out while in Iraq. The FBI allowed some of this as encouragement to sign up for duty in the country (somewhat understandable) but the amount of money these officers received is astonishing.

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