Money meant for convention security mishandled, IG finds

The federal Justice Department handed out nearly $100 million in grant money to the host cities for the 2012 Democratic and Republican national conventions — but not all of it was used correctly, two new audits show.

Charlotte and Tampa each received roughly $50 million each to help with security for the DNC and RNC, respectively. However, the Justice Department’s inspector general found spending issues with vehicle purchases and overtime pay in both cities, and Tampa had to return more than $900,000 to the federal government.