Smithsonian Hit by News of $12.3 Million Worth of Property Stolen by Employees

Smithsonian head G. Wayne Clough must be really disappointed. After the museum’s rotten, seemingly never-ending financial scandals in 2007, and the occasional residual reminders about that lousy year in 2008, this year had turned out pretty money-related scandal free. Sure, it wasn’t all tops, with hiring freezes, raise and bonus cutoffs, and leaked emails about layoffs. But those seemed to fade into the background with all the goodness, from the selection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture architects to their fun