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Who said that?

"It seems odd to me that someone would publicly announce such a serious illness as a brain tumor, which is what I understand she announced, and then there appears be no record of a brain tumor in the [human resources] file and no one ever recalls her taking time off."

-- Rep. Tom Leek

In a stunning admission to lawmakers Thursday, two top officials at the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence testified that former CEO Tiffany Carr directed them to take unused grant money intended for victims services to pad her paid time off account — which she would cash in for more than $4 million for her personal use.

Did they think there was anything wrong with that?

It was “not OK,’’ said Sandra Barnett, chief operating officer, who also admitted she did nothing about it.

Read more at the Tampa Bay Times