misspent

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Downtown funds misspent, audit findsThe former head of Downtown Eugene Inc. is suspected of misappropriating $54,000, a chamber official says

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  • But much of the borrowed capital was misspent, and the centrally planned economy was unable to use the new resources effectively.
  • First Transit will reimburse Roanoke if it's proven that funds were misspent, a company official said. —  The Roanoke Times: Home page
  • "A dollar misspent is a lost opportunity," Carpenter said. —  The Daily Cardinal Online
  • Added Obama: "If we see money being misspent, we're going to put a stop to it."
  • "If we see money being misspent, we're going to put a stop to it," he said. —  News for Richmond Times-Dispatch
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