🇺🇸 United States · 2010 · 🎉 Parties & trips
About 300 federal employees. Las Vegas. A hired mind reader.
💸 Guess, then reveal the price
US$823,000 one conference
The mind reader knew exactly where the money was going.
What actually happened
The General Services Administration’s own Inspector General reported the cost, including a mind-reading performer, a clown and a $31,000 reception. Top officials were forced out.
Source: PBS NewsHour ↗ · Amount in original currency, not adjusted for inflation. An unusual cost is not automatically waste; see how we check the facts.