Federal officials have started the process of clawing back thousands of dollars spent by General Services Administration workers on 2010 Las Vegas parties -- with the initial bill totaling $5,600.
Invoices, obtained by Fox News, were sent to three top agency officials on Friday. The largest individual bill went to western regional commissioner and conference organizer Jeffrey Neely, who was ordered to repay taxpayers $2,717.09 for "wholly improper expenditures" at a party he threw.
While the $5,600 is just a fraction of the more than $820,000 spent at the 2010 conference, the acting administrator of the agency says he's looking to see what other funds can be recovered. And lawmakers plan to press GSA to squeeze more money back from officials involved in the 2010 trip.
"I have no doubt we'll have several hearings on this going forward," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said at the leadoff hearing Monday.
A House transportation subcommittee is holding another hearing Tuesday, where many of the same officials will testify.
Inspector General Brian Miller and Acting GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini both made clear Monday that further punishment could be in order.
Miller said his office has recommended criminal charges, and is investigating possible bribery and kickbacks.
Tangherlini said he'll work closely with Miller to comb through the "entire bill of particulars" to see how much GSA officials should repay.
