Sarah Palin is the subject of fresh controversy after it was reported the Alaskan Governor claimed over $32K in travel expenses for her three daughters to attend events and trips to which they had not been invited.
According to a report by CBS
"Bristol, Piper and Willow, Palin's daughters, accrued $32,629 in travel expenses while Palin's husband Todd raked up $22,174 - all billed to the state for a total of $54,803.00."
"The complaint against Governor Palin, alleges Misuse of Official Position: "Gov. Palin attempted to and in fact did use her official position for personal gain by securing unwarranted benefits for her daughters..." All the allegations contained in the complaint are related to state reimbursed travel."
The Telegraph website reports:
"As governor, Mrs Palin justified having the state pay for the travel of her daughters - Bristol, 17, Willow, 14, and Piper, seven - by noting on travel forms that the girls had been invited to attend or participate in events on the governor's schedule."However, organisers of some the events said they were surprised when the children turned up. Others said they agreed to a request by the governor to allow the children to attend.
Mrs Palin ordered changes to her expense reports for her daughters' travel after local reporters asked to see them at the beginning of August.
In the amended reports, Palin added phrases such as "First Family attending" and "First Family invited" to explain the girls' attendance.
Explaining why two daughters accompanied her to a seafood industry gala in January, Mrs Palin amended her expenses to state that their role was to "draw two separate raffle tickets"
Below: Sarah Palin with daughters Willow and Piper during a campaign rally at the Green High School Memorial Stadium
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