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Under scrutiny, Va. gov's mansion a dichotomy Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 3:13 am, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 (AP) — An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal involving two of the state's most powerful politicians has some people wondering: Past and present directors describe a place where people must carefully watch how money is spent, yet few formal rules or laws exist dictating how it must be run because employees have a new boss every four years. State investigators have suggested Schneider ran the kitchen with minimal oversight, and his attorneys have written in court papers that he was sometimes directed to take food as payment for his services and that Gov. Bob McDonnell's family took liquor, Gatorade, cookware and other provisions from the kitchen for use elsewhere. [] at least one member of the governor's security detail is always on duty, and the Department of General Services handles all the maintenance, repairs and yard work. [] for more than two decades, the Division of Selected Agency Support Services has overseen accounting and purchasing procedures that allow the state to pick up the tab for necessities like cleaning supplies and groceries but require the family to pay for extras like pet products and clothing alterations. According to reimbursement records, the McDonnell family has reimbursed the Virginia treasurer for such items as energy drinks and $500 for food and alcohol for a Notre Dame football watch party at the mansion in 2010, among other items. The main floor is a semi-public space, open for scheduled tours and available for special events from Easter egg hunts to awards ceremonies, when not in use by the governor for meetings or receptions. Scarbrough said the chef has a substantial amount of freedom in operating the kitchen, which spent more than $102,000 on food and dietary supplies in the 2012 fiscal year, according to figures obtained by The Associated Press.

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