Gandhi: Loot on my watch

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D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi acknowledged Thursday that the largest corruption case in city history may extend back to 1999, when he headed the tax office where prosecutors say the fraud occurred.

Investigators have charged that the rip-off of more than $20 million in taxpayer dollars began in 2001. But The Examiner earlier this week traced checks that appeared to fit the pattern of the fraud back to Gandhi’s tenure.

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