November 19, 2007
The Face of Corruption: Walters Photo Released
The enraged D.C. Council on Thursday circulated the first photo released to the media of former Office of Tax and Revenue employee Harriette Walters, who stands accused of masterminding the theft of at least $31 million from the District's property tax coffers.
Walters is pictured wearing one of the many dresses she is said to have purchased from Neiman Marcus with her ill-gotten money. You can also see her tax office employee badge. No other details about when the photo was taken or who took it were given.
The Post also reported over the weekend that an FBI raid of Walters' home turned up 68 pairs of shoes, 100 pieces of jewelry, 90 purses and a mink coat. Of course, 68 pairs is not really that many shoes compared to some other people.
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I am actually surprised that she only had 68 pairs of shoes. Helloo? What lady out there with access to free cash doesn't like shoes or at least buy a new pair a day? What a mismanaged use of our dollars. At least the woman had the decency to buy 90 purses. Shoot.
PS. Please post when the estate auction will be held. K? thx!
there are much cuter outfits available at neiman marcus.
Still, you'd figure $31 mil would buy a better weave and dye job. I mean, damn, last time I saw something like that, it was flying out of the Ark of the Covenant and making Nazi faces melt.
I didn't know members of Fishbone were working the DC tax office.
It looks as though she did a decent job at trying to conceal her multi-millionaire status.
too bad she couldn't take at least a little of the money to have that picture photoshopped...
$31m could buy a lot of lipo..
I guess when HBO cancelled Tales from the Crypt, a second income was needed.
too bad there are no longer such punishments as public stocks....
demonfafa-
don't besmirch the good name of Fishbone with this heinous woman.
"don't besmirch the good name of Fishbone with this heinous woman."
Yeah seriously, with all their work post-The Reality of My Surroundings, they're besmirching their good name fine without your help.
She kind of has an empty and melancholy look to her. Kind of like she's thinking, "I'd rather be shopping" , or "my other car is a Mercedes."
Can we get a tally of how much she spent on Peruvian head-shrinking powder? Looks like she only got halfway done.
Wow, she looks like she just got of jail...
I did the math and she owes every resident of the district about 60 bucks. I accept check, money order or cash, crypt keeper.
Yeah, she's pretty heinous. Exhibit A that boatloads of money will not buy taste or class.
But she's got a not bad rack. I'd think about tapping that. You know, if she also had a hairy butt and balls. In a tranny-madness kindof way.
The thing that no one every tells you about Imelda: she had purses to match all those pairs of shoes. Every. single. one. This woman is a total amateur when it comes to accessorizing.
I'm not sure I'd take a check from DC...I mean, are there funds in the treasury to make sure it clears?
"Can we get a tally of how much she spent on Peruvian head-shrinking powder? Looks like she only got halfway done."
Fo' serious, she's like a walking disproportionate value equation.
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