one of the key people called to testify before congress is a guy named jeff nealy.ere he is on the right taking the fifth and the other on the left is what looks like a las vegas hot tub. we don't know if your tax dollars made for the hot tub or the glasses of wine. a 2010 conference in las vegas that nealy organized is one of the most over the top examples of excessive spending that investigators have found so far. >> not only did this010 over the top las vegas gsa conference cost taxpayers more than $800,000, it turns out the lead conference organizer, regional administrator jeff nealy took eight trips to vegas to do advance work. the cost, $147,000. >> my anger and frustration have gotten to a boiling point. >> as tales of extravagant suspended unfolded during this hearing it is clear why. >> $44 for breakfast. i am a big man. i can't spend $44 for breakfast. somebody had to say that. are you kidding me? >> the gsa inspector general that investigated put it this way. >> we turned over every stone and every time we turned over a stone we found 50 more. >> this is

your key witness, jeff nealy, organized the conference, takes the fifth, sir. what happens now? t happened for the rest of the hearing is really we lehnered a lot of what nealy had done but what we also lehnered, of course, is that nealy is still a federal employee and will take weeks or months to dismiss him. foley, many people saw giving the awards and making the jokes about delegate holmes norton is still there, still being paid. what we saw is an administrator who admitted her failures and told us that that was why she resigned. we met with the new administrator, acting administrator, and the first thing we did was said that this is somebody that's got to be confirmed wp can't have just an acting in an agency that needs this much cleanup. the other thing that is critical is the white house was informed by one of their political appointees, mr. robertson, was informed back in may or early june, so this is something where the white house knew when they knew early on and 11 months later they're taking quick action. >> can i follow up on that? such a key point. all these videos c

while jeff nealy testified about this the whistle blower to brought the scandal to light brought it before the panel. she says the gsa is trying to recoup the money spent on the trip. >> as taxpayer i share your anger and disappointment in gsa conduct. st. >>reporter: congressional investigators are also looking over pictures posted by nealy wife during several of the trips. there in a vegas hotel room. nealy could face criminal charges for wasteful spending. >> the billionaire investor buffet has told his company shareholders that he has been diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer. 81-year-old ceo said his condition is not remotely life threatening or debilitating. he and the doctors decided on 2 month treatment plan that is to begin in mid-july. industry experts say the news should not panic tl stockholders. >> two week ago 2000 yahoo employee were holding pink slip as we reported. today the company reported profit had risen 28 percent. but yahoo still faces rocky road still. the david louie has more on the company headquarters. >>reporter: with layoffs already under way, yahoo is fo

nealy is jeff nealy.the gsa official who organized the lavish 2010 las vegas conference costing taxpayers more than $800,000. thanks to a committee subpoena he showed up but wouldn't answer questions. >> on the advice of counsel, i respectfully decline to answer. >> reporter: with cameras rolling -- >> did you attend the 2010 western regional conference? >> reporter: darrell issa still asked half a dozen questions? neely was eventually excused. other gsa witnesses took a very different approach. fall on their swords? hardly. they dove on them. >> i am extremely aggrieved by the gall of a handful of people to misuse federal tax dollars. >> reporter: martha johnson was gsa administrator forced to resign two weeks ago. she was briefed 11 months ago on a conference excess, including neely's role but suggested she needed the final report to take disciplinary action. >> i personally apologize to the american people. i will mourn for the rest of my life the loss of my appointment. >> reporter: much of the focus

we're now learning that jeff nealy, who's being investigated, who is the head of the gsa, investigated for approving lavish trips on the taxpayer dime, kickbacks, bribery. are you worried these scandals will taint the democrats and the president's re-election chances, the mud will stick? >> president obama has, as president, adopted the highest ethical standards and requirements of his staff of any president in history both in the white house and across the administration. the dismissal of the head of the gsa was appropriate. the investigation that is ongoing is appropriate. and as a member of congress, you know, congress is investigating, and that's important to the government oversight committee will appropriately look into this, and that's as it should be. but the president has made it very clear that this type of conduct, waste, fraud, and abuse is absolutely unacceptable. he's made the ferreting out of waste, fraud, and abuse a very high priority in his administration and that will continue to be a priority and there will be consequences p. >> mitt romney looks to be on the rise i

>> doing ok although it sounds like the job to have in government, jeff nealy.about this character. >> well, he is the number two guy over at the g.s.a. in the pacific rim region. his job is to go inspect government buildings in the pacific rim which includes california, nevada, some of the pacific islands and, of course, hawaii where he spent 10 days. in all fairness, his job is to inspect these buildings and he went for a ribbon cutting ceremony to do the ribbon cutting for this f.b.i. building just last year. he stayed for 10 days. our records also show -- >> in hawaii? >> yeah, hawaii. and, you know, this is -- this is sort of the case and this is where the investigation has led now. he's taken 131 trips from march of 2007 through september 2010 and it costs taxpayers a total of $108,980. so that's a big price tag. >> yeah. >> it's my understanding on one of these trips, miles, that -- of that 10-day trip, he did one event for work. he went to a ribbon-cutting ceremony, right? >> right. and according to transcripts received from a congressional committee tha

. >> jeff nealy, our viewers may not know his name but he'll be well-known as the scandal continues to affair. he has said i'm told that he's going to take the fifth this afternoon in order to not incriminate himself. can you confirm that? >> i can't confirm that but that would be disappointing. the american taxpayers deserve to know what's going on with the money they spend in washington. if washington can't spend it the right way why would americans continue to say it's okay and send the money. i can't tell you how disappointing that would be for myself and members of the committee but the american people. we need to know there's people in washington, d.c., that we sent to represent us keeping an eye on that and if we can't do that, why are we here? >> to your point earlier there's been a lot of talk and i've spoken to some of your fellow committee members and i've been told this personally when i'm on the hill, this is just the tip of the iceberg in what's going on here with gsa. what more is there? what more are you looking for? >> i think what we're looking is in any way possible

the gsa official in charge was jeff nealy. >> i think i pretty much promised to deliver an over-the-topunforgettable, team-building experience. how'd we do on that one? >> reporter: but nealy has told congressional investigators he'll take the fifth today, rather than answer questions. >> taxpayers need to know that what they see in those videos is, in fact, to a great extent, the tip of the iceberg. there's a culture of waste that when people misbehave, they're seldom punished for it. >> reporter: e-mails show that even after senior gsa officials were alerted to excessive spending in vegas, administer martha johnson personally approved a $9,000 bonus for neely and vegas was only part of the story. an even longer conference was held in 2010 in palm springs, california. for gsa interns. the awards dinner cost taxpayers as much as $100 a head. it was held at this resort, where the lounge had been named one of "playboy" magazine's 20 greatest bars. >> it's a wasteful abuse of taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: investigators also found other outrageous costs. five gsa officials went to hawaii f