Featured Categories

Our Ranges Catergorised

more
Brand Names

Clothing & Gift Catalogues

Workwear & PPE -> (579)

Eco Friendly Gifts -> (919)

Executive Gifts -> (1669)

Mens Gifts -> (1566)

Ladies Gifts -> (1853)

At The Office -> (3866)

Caps & Clothing -> (3985)

Luggage & Bags -> (5543)

Pens & Writing -> (5437)

Folders -> (1588)

Drinkware ->

Homeware & Hotel -> (3062)

Kiff Keyrings -> (1463)

Tea & Coffee Time -> (1247)

Behind The Bar -> (1038)

Clocks & Watches -> (2178)

Computer Accessories -> (862)

Conference Corner -> (22)

Fresh Outdoors -> (1435)

GiveAways & Novelties

Gizmos & Gadgets -> (2287)

Lights & Torches -> (960)

Personal Stuff -> (1976)

Radio's & Sound -> (386)

The Golfing Range -> (733)

Tools & Hardware -> (224)

Travel Things -> (1207)

Kids, Fun & Games -> (1878)

Leather Range -> (165)

Purely Promotional -> (1668)

Smoking Section -> (258)

Sports Section -> (1178)

Stationery Supplies -> (2070)

Sunglasses & Novelty -> (500)

Covid-19 Essential Products ->
(186)

Promotional Display -> (417)

Purely African -> (1253)

Our Brands

more

Sort By Brand Names

more

Sort By:

more
Product Colour ->

Product Material ->

Receipients Personality ->

Season ->

Specific Occasion -> (847)

Sort By Price

more

Specify own range

to

Predefined ranges

Under R1.00
From R1.00 to R5.00
From R5.00 to R25.00
From R25.00 to R50.00
From R50.00 to R100.00
From R100.00 to R250.00
From R250.00 to R500.00
From R500.00 to R1,000.00
From R1,000.00 to R1,500.00
From R1,500.00 to R2,500.00
R2,500.00 and above

Sort by Personality

more

Language Selector

Currency Selector

Press: American official who took Gifts relieved of duties by Perkal

"HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut's governor stripped a top fraud investigator of her duties Monday after The Associated Press reported that she had testified to receiving many of the same gifts that toppled former Gov. John G. Rowland's administration.

Kristine Ragaglia, head of the Medicaid fraud unit, was reassigned to administrative duties at Gov. M. Jodi Rell's order, pending an investigation, Department of Social Services spokesman Matthew Barrett said. As a classified employee, she can't immediately be fired.

Ragaglia testified in 2004 before a grand jury investigating corruption in the Rowland administration.

In sealed grand jury transcripts, FBI reports and personal diaries examined by the AP, Ragaglia detailed how she took the same expensive hotel getaways, lavish dinners and limousine rides that were used to bribe the officials in Rowland's administration.

She testified that she took the luxuries while head of the state Department of Children and Families and helped steer a $57 million detention center contract to a developer who had provided gifts to Rowland.

Asked about the documents Sunday night, Ragaglia said she didn't know that developer William Tomasso, who has since pleaded guilty to corruption charges, was paying for her lavish trips. She noted that her cooperation helped send corrupt officials to prison.

“I did my part to make it right,†she told the AP.
Prosecutors agreed not to use her testimony against her, a deal that allowed her to keep her $104,000-a-year job, though she faces a civil case brought by the state attorney general.
“The fact that she is heading up a fraud unit, having defrauded the state, I see no humor in that,†said Rell, who has been criticized by Democrats for keeping on too many Rowland-hired staff members while campaigning for clean government.

Ragaglia, a 44-year-old former assistant attorney general, ran the child protection agency from 1997 until 2003, when she left amid the FBI's burgeoning investigation. After a brief second stint at the attorney general's office, she was hired by the state's Department of Social Services as head of the fraud unit.

In documents reviewed by the AP, Ragaglia testified that she sometimes wrote letters or placed phone calls to push a project along. Other times, she said, she just looked the other way.
Ragaglia's admissions have never been made public because all those charged in the case avoided trials by striking plea deals.
Rowland pleaded guilty in late 2004 to one corruption count and served 10 months; he is now on four months of home confinement. Tomasso and Peter Ellef, Rowland's top aide, pleaded guilty to corruption and fraud charges, and were sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison.

Ragaglia wrote in her diary in 1998 that Ellef introduced her to Tomasso and outlined plans to replace an antiquated juvenile detention center with the Connecticut Juvenile Training School, a project touted as Ragaglia's greatest hope for success.

Rowland hailed it as a key step toward reforming an agency that was under federal oversight and reeling from a series of child deaths in state custody.
"

This article was published on Tuesday 02 May, 2006.

Product Search Tool

 
Use a keyword or product code to find the appropriate product.
Advanced Search
Search Help [?]

Members Login

Your Email Address
Your Password

Log in is done securely
Not yet a Member? Join now
Forgot password? Click here

Why Choose Perkal?

70000+ products from over 300 suppliers all over the world.

No Minimum order requirements on 99% of our range

Extremely Competitive Pricing We will beat any written quote!

Every Product is  Guaranteed

Our Site is 100% Safe & Secure. We use 128 bit encryption to secure our site

Discounted Pricing for Corporate and Trade Clients

We offer Branding on every product with a quick turnaround time

Served over 20000 happy customers to date

Unparalleled Customer Service

We can source almost any product from our China Office - subject to min orders

Current Bestsellers

more
Wooden Pencil
01. Wooden Pencil
R0.94

Bottle opener Keyring - Min Order 100 units
02. Bottle opener Keyring - Min Order 100 units
R4.50

Activate Mints
03. Activate Mints
R3.70

Key Finder - Whistle Keyring
04. Key Finder - Whistle Keyring
R39.80

Pop-It Bottle Opener Keyring
05. Pop-It Bottle Opener Keyring
R3.78

Penflex Ballpoint Clear Meduim Black 50 - Min orders apply, plea
06. Penflex Ballpoint Clear Meduim Black 50 - Min orders apply, plea
R1.37

Pencil with Erazer
07. Pencil with Erazer
R0.95

Executive Talking Clock-Silver

08. Executive Talking Clock-Silver
R69.00

VUVUZELA
09. VUVUZELA
R29.95

Fiesta Pen - Min Order 100 units
10. Fiesta Pen - Min Order 100 units
R3.37

Product Of The Week

Solar Torch Key Ring: 3 LED - Eco-friendly
Solar Torch Key Ring: 3 LED - Eco-friendly
Price  R49.99  
Buy Now

Featured Products

more
Travel Cooler bag for one can, with belt clip
Travel Cooler bag for one can, with belt clip
 R15.31 

News & Articles

New Articles (1)
All Articles (623)
Corporate Gift Articles (401)
Corporate Gift Ideas (11)
Corporate Gifts - Branding (6)
Gadget Articles (60)
Gifts in The Press (75)
Promotional Clothing Articles (38)
Webpage News (18)
General News (37)

Search Articles Text

Ads

Latest products

more
Trade Polycotton Conti Suit
Trade Polycotton Conti Suit

Our Price: R221.98

Follow Perkal

Follow Me on Linkedin Follow Me on Pinterest