AP IMPACT: BP buys Gulf Coast millions in gear

AP IMPACT: BP buys Gulf Coast millions in gear

NEW ORLEANS

An Associated Press investigation shows that in the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets, vehicles and gear — much of which had little to do with the cleanup.

BP opened its checkbook while the crisis was still unfolding last spring and poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Gulf Coast communities.

AP
4/10/11