The state of Alabama is using money received from BP in the settlement over their 2010 oil spill to repair a beachfront gubernatorial mansion, which was not damaged by the oil spill, but by Hurricane Danny back in 1997. This house, from what I can tell, is not the personal property of Governor Robert Bentley, but is owned by the state, so this does not appear to be a case of embezzlement. But it's still curious that money granted because of the oil spill can be used to repair something that was not damaged thereby.
Read more at Al(dot)com and Russia Today.
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