According to The AP, Junker received money for cars, including $27,000 in 2009. COO Natalie Wisneski received an annual car allowance of $16,800.
Junker was reimbursed $110,000 for attending a celebrity fight night and bidding on a golf date with Jack Nicklaus. He later billed the bowl for his travel expenses for the golf date.
Junker was reimbursed $2,285 for Nike golf equipment. Another Fiesta Bowl employee charged the bowl more than $12,000 for Titleist golf balls.
The bowl paid for a trip by Wisneski to Paris for a Hispanic businesswomen's retreat.
The bowl paid about $1,900 to send two staff members to a Brian Wilson concert in New York.
Scandal at a glance
The Fiesta Bowl is reportedly being investigated by the Arizona attorney general's office and the IRS. According to the Arizona Republic, the bowl's list of possible criminal offenses could include conspiracy, wire and mail fraud, obstruction of justice, unlawful political donations, tax evasion, kickbacks, money-laundering and bribery of public officials.
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To gobigblue: Everyone should be offended by the BCS. The column is on the money. The question is now why isn't the NCAA? Why aren't you? Not being disrespectful. Just asking.
"Yes I trully expect all you BYU fans to encourage the Y to turn down that invitation to the Big 12 you so covet if and when it ever arrives!!"
When it comes, I'll still be opposed to the BCS system because it's an utterly More..
gonefishin67 | 8:58 a.m. April 8, 2011
Kaysville, UT
The equivalent of your reasoning would be:
"Why should we worry about this person cheating on their taxes, I was robbed!"
"Who cares if you More..