NPR: $16 muffins https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=140661246 $16 muffins en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:36:14 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: $16 muffins https://www.npr.org/tags/140661246/16-muffins Watchdogs Take Back Claim About $16 Muffins But the Justice Department's Inspector General says officials still need to watch how they spend taxpayers' money at conferences. And it hasn't changed its findings about $5 sodas, $32 snack breaks and $8 cups of coffee. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:59:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/10/28/141802661/watchdogs-take-back-claim-about-16-muffins https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/10/28/141802661/watchdogs-take-back-claim-about-16-muffins But the Justice Department's Inspector General says officials still need to watch how they spend taxpayers' money at conferences. And it hasn't changed its findings about $5 sodas, $32 snack breaks and $8 cups of coffee.

]]> Carrie Johnson Those Muffins Did Not Cost $16 Each, Hilton Says The Justice Department caught flak this week for some extravagant spending at conferences. But Hilton Worldwide says auditors made a mistake about the cost of its muffins. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:10:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/09/23/140735433/those-muffins-did-not-cost-16-each-hilton-says https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/09/23/140735433/those-muffins-did-not-cost-16-each-hilton-says

The Justice Department caught flak this week for some extravagant spending at conferences. But Hilton Worldwide says auditors made a mistake about the cost of its muffins.

]]> Mark Memmott $16 Muffins, $8 Coffees, $5 Meatballs: Justice Dept. Spending Rapped The department's been guilty of some "extravagant" spending at conferences in recent years, its inspector general says. Justice officials say reforms have already begun. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:30:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/09/21/140661100/-16-muffins-8-coffees-5-meatballs-justice-dept-spending-rapped https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/09/21/140661100/-16-muffins-8-coffees-5-meatballs-justice-dept-spending-rapped

The department's been guilty of some "extravagant" spending at conferences in recent years, its inspector general says. Justice officials say reforms have already begun.

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